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Directional quantum walks of two bosons on the Hatano-Nelson lattice

Sk Anisur, Kartik Singh, and Sayan Choudhury

Phys. Rev. A - Accepted 20 October, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/vsl9-csdt

Abstract

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, δ. Next, we analyze the dynamics of this system in the presence of a static external force, F, and demonstrate that non-Hermiticity leads to asymmetric two-particle Bloch oscillations. Interestingly, when F=0 (F≠0), 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, FQ, with time, and demonstrate that FQ decreases with increasing δ. Interestingly however, for both one- and two-particle walks, the rapid growth of FQ characteristic of the Hermitian case, with an effective power law FQ∝tα, α≃3, persists in the presence of non-reciprocal tunneling.

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