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## Topology with broken parity-time symmetry. (arXiv:1906.07468v1 [quant-ph])

Topological edge states arise in parity-time ($\mathcal{PT}$)-symmetric
non-unitary quantum dynamics but have so far only been discussed in the
$\mathcal{PT}$-symmetry-unbroken regime. Here we report the experimental
detection of robust topological edge states in one-dimensional photonic quantum
walks with spontaneously broken $\mathcal{PT}$ symmetry, thus establishing the
existence of topological phenomena therein. We theoretically prove and
experimentally confirm that the global Berry phase in non-unitary quantum-walk

## Vanishing efficiency of speeded-up quantum Otto engines. (arXiv:1906.07473v1 [quant-ph])

We assess the energy cost of shortcuts to adiabatic expansions or
compressions of a harmonic oscillator, the power strokes of a quantum Otto
engine. Difficulties to identify the cost stem from the interplay between
different parts of the total system (the primary system -the particle-, and the
control system) and definitions of work (exclusive and inclusive). While
attention is usually paid to the inclusive work of the primary system, we
identify the energy cost as the exclusive work of the total system, which, for

## Curved spacetime theory of inhomogeneous Weyl materials. (arXiv:1906.07540v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall])

We show how the universal low-energy properties of Weyl semimetals with
spatially varying time-reversal (TR) or inversion (I) symmetry breaking are
described in terms of chiral fermions experiencing curved-\emph{spacetime}
geometry and synthetic gauge fields. By employing Clifford representations and
Schrieffer-Wolff transformations, we present a systematic derivation of an
effective curved-space Weyl theory with rich geometric and gauge structure. To

## Quantized Three-Ion-Channel Neuron Model for Neural Action Potentials. (arXiv:1906.07570v1 [q-bio.NC])

The Hodgkin-Huxley model describes the conduction of the nervous impulse
through the axon, whose membrane's electric response can be described employing
multiple connected electric circuits containing capacitors, voltage sources,
and conductances. These conductances depend on previous depolarizing membrane
voltages, which can be identified with a memory resistive element called
memristor. Inspired by the recent quantization of the memristor, a simplified
Hodgkin-Huxley model including a single ion channel has been studied in the

## Boolean properties and Bell-like inequalities of numerical events. (arXiv:1906.07594v1 [math.LO])

Let S be a set of states of a physical system and p(s) be the probability of
the occurrence of an event when the system is in state s. A function p from S
to [0,1] is called a numerical event or alternatively an S-probability. If a
set P:={p(s)|s in S} is ordered by the order of real functions such that
certain plausible requirements are fulfilled, P becomes an orthomodular poset
in which properties can be described by the addition and comparison of
functions. P is then called an algebra of S-probabilities or algebra of

## Phase synchronization in coupled bistable oscillators. (arXiv:1906.07603v1 [quant-ph])

We introduce a simple model system to study synchronization theoretically in
quantum oscillators that are not just in limit-cycle states, but rather display
a more complex bistable dynamics. Our oscillator model is purely dissipative,
with a two-photon gain balanced by single- and three-photon loss processes.
When the gain rate is low, loss processes dominate and the oscillator has a
very low photon occupation number. In contrast, for large gain rates, the

## Digital-analog quantum algorithm for the quantum Fourier transform. (arXiv:1906.07635v1 [quant-ph])

Quantum computers will allow calculations beyond existing classical
computers. However, current technology is still too noisy and imperfect to
construct a universal digital quantum computer with quantum error correction.
Inspired by the evolution of classical computation, an alternative paradigm
merging the flexibility of digital quantum computation with the robustness of
analog quantum simulation has emerged. This universal paradigm is known as
digital-analog quantum computing. Here, we introduce an efficient

## Quantum vs. classical information: operator negativity as a probe of scrambling. (arXiv:1906.07639v1 [hep-th])

We consider the logarithmic negativity and related quantities of time
evolution operators. We study free fermion, compact boson, and holographic
conformal field theories (CFTs) as well as numerical simulations of random
unitary circuits and integrable and chaotic spin chains. The holographic
behavior strongly deviates from known non-holographic CFT results and displays
clear signatures of maximal scrambling. Intriguingly, the random unitary
circuits display nearly identical behavior to the holographic channels.

## Floquet engineering of optical lattices with spatial features and periodicity below the diffraction limit. (arXiv:1906.07646v1 [cond-mat.quant-gas])

Floquet engineering or coherent time periodic driving of quantum systems has
been successfully used to synthesize Hamiltonians with novel properties. In
ultracold atomic systems, this has led to experimental realizations of
artificial gauge fields, topological band structures, and observation of
dynamical localization, to name just a few. Here we present a Floquet-based
framework to stroboscopically engineer Hamiltonians with spatial features and
periodicity below the diffraction limit of light used to create them by

## Stroboscopic painting of optical potentials for atoms with subwavelength resolution. (arXiv:1906.07649v1 [cond-mat.quant-gas])

We propose and discuss a method to engineer stroboscopically arbitrary
one-dimensional optical potentials with subwavelength resolution. Our approach
is based on subwavelength optical potential barriers for atoms in the dark
state in an optical \Lambda system, which we use as a stroboscopic drawing tool
by controlling their amplitude and position by changing the amplitude and the
phase of the control Rabi frequency in the \Lambda system. We demonstrate the