- Accepted Paper
Directional quantum walks of two bosons on the Hatano-Nelson lattice
Phys. Rev. A - Accepted 20 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/vsl9-csdt
Phys. Rev. A - Accepted 20 October, 2026
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/vsl9-csdt
We theoretically investigate the interplay of interactions and non-Hermiticity in the dynamics of two bosons on the one-dimensional Hatano-Nelson lattice with non-reciprocal tunneling. We find that the non-reciprocity in the tunneling leads to the formation of an asymmetric density cone during the time-evolution of the system; the degree of asymmetry can be controlled by tuning the non-reciprocity parameter, . Next, we analyze the dynamics of this system in the presence of a static external force, , and demonstrate that non-Hermiticity leads to asymmetric two-particle Bloch oscillations. Interestingly, when (), strong interactions lead to the formation of an inner density-cone (density-hourglass) structure; this inner structure also becomes asymmetric in the presence of non-Hermiticity. We further analyze the spatial correlations that develop between the two bosons, and establish that the system exhibits non-reciprocal bunching (anti-bunching) in the presence of weak (strong) interactions. Finally, we examine the growth of the quantum Fisher information, , with time, and demonstrate that decreases with increasing . Interestingly however, for both one- and two-particle walks, the rapid growth of characteristic of the Hermitian case, with an effective power law , , persists in the presence of non-reciprocal tunneling.
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