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## Removing Staggered Fermionic Matter in $U(N)$ and $SU(N)$ Lattice Gauge Theories. (arXiv:1905.00652v2 [quant-ph] UPDATED)

Gauge theories, through the local symmetry which is in their core, exhibit
many local constraints, that must be taken care of and addressed in any
calculation. In the Hamiltonian picture this is phrased through the Gauss laws,
local constraints that restrict the physical Hilbert space and relate the
matter and gauge degrees of freedom. In this work, we present a way that uses
all the Gauss laws in lattice gauge theories with staggered fermions for
completely removing the matter degrees of freedom, at the cost of locally

## Calculation of Transition State Energies in the HCN-HNC Isomerization with an Algebraic Model. (arXiv:1907.07290v1 [physics.chem-ph])

states provides enough information to characterize transition states in
isomerization reactions. Here, we show that the transition state of the bond
breaking HCN-HNC isomerization reaction can also be achieved with the
two-dimensional limit of the algebraic vibron model. We describe the system's
bending vibration with the algebraic Hamiltonian and use its classical limit to
characterize the transition state. Using either the coherent state formalism or

## Experimental self-characterization of quantum measurements. (arXiv:1907.07536v1 [quant-ph])

The accurate and reliable description of measurement devices is a central
problem in both observing uniquely non-classical behaviors and realizing
quantum technologies from powerful computing to precision metrology. To date
quantum tomography is the prevalent tool to characterize quantum detectors.
However, such a characterization relies on accurately characterized probe
states, rendering reliability of the characterization lost in circular
argument. Here we report a self-characterization method of quantum measurements

## On the 2D Dirac oscillator in the presence of vector and scalar potentials in the cosmic string spacetime in the context of spin and pseudospin symmetries. (arXiv:1810.13060v2 [hep-th] UPDATED)

The Dirac equation with both scalar and vector couplings describing the
dynamics of a two-dimensional Dirac oscillator in the cosmic string spacetime
is considered. We derive the Dirac-Pauli equation and solve it in the limit of
the spin and the pseudo-spin symmetries. We analyze the presence of cylindrical
symmetric scalar potentials which allows us to provide analytic solutions for
the resultant field equation. By using an appropriate ansatz, we find that the

## First-Principles Calculation of Triplet Exciton Diffusion in Crystalline Poly($p$-phenylene vinylene). (arXiv:1907.07304v1 [cond-mat.mtrl-sci])

Understanding and controlling exciton transport is a strategic way to enhance
the optoelectronic properties of high-performance organic devices. In this
article we study triplet exciton migration in crystalline poly($p$-phenylene
vinylene) polymer (PPV) using comprehensive electronic structure and quantum
dynamical methods. We solve the coupled electron-nuclear dynamics for the
triplet energy migrating between two neighboring Frenkel sites in J- and
H-aggregate arrangements. From the two-site model we extract key parameters for

## Non-Gaussian macroscopic entanglement of motion in a hybrid electromechanical device. (arXiv:1907.07537v1 [quant-ph])

We propose a scheme for entangling the motion of two massive objects in a
hybrid electromechanical architecture. The entanglement is generated due to the
interaction of two mechanical oscillators with a mediating superconducting
qubit. We show that the generated macroscopic entangled states are non-Gaussian
and its lifetime is limited by coherence time of the qubit. The entanglement is
attainable in a wide range of parameters with appropriate control of the qubit.

## Quantum Mechanics in Terms of Realism. (arXiv:quant-ph/9606017v5 UPDATED)

.We expound an alternative to the Copenhagen interpretation of the formalism
of nonrelativistic quantum mechanics. The basic difference is that the new
interpretation is formulated in the language of epistemological realism. The
{\psi} function is no longer interpreted as a probability amplitude of the
observed behaviour of elementary particles but as an objective physical field
representing the particles themselves. The particles are thus extended objects

## Absence of topology in Gaussian mixed states of bosons. (arXiv:1901.04287v2 [quant-ph] UPDATED)

In a recent paper [Bardyn et al. Phys. Rev. X 8, 011035 (2018)], it was shown
that the generalization of the many-body polarization to mixed states can be
used to construct a topological invariant which is also applicable to
finite-temperature and non-equilibrium Gaussian states of lattice fermions. The
many-body polarization defines an ensemble geometric phase (EGP) which is
identical to the Zak phase of a fictitious Hamiltonian, whose symmetries
determine the topological classification. Here we show that in the case of

## New topological invariants in non-Hermitian systems. (arXiv:1902.07972v4 [cond-mat.mes-hall] UPDATED)

Both theoretical and experimental studies of topological phases in
non-Hermitian systems have made a remarkable progress in the last few years of
research. In this article, we review the key concepts pertaining to topological
phases in non-Hermitian Hamiltonians with relevant examples and realistic model
setups. Discussions are devoted to both the adaptations of topological
invariants from Hermitian to non-Hermitian systems, as well as origins of new
topological invariants in the latter setup. Unique properties such as

## Non-Abelian Berry Gauge Field and Topological Invariant in Parity-Time Symmetric Non-Hermitian Spin-1/2 Quantum Systems. (arXiv:1907.07333v1 [cond-mat.mes-hall])

Recently developed parity (P) and time-reversal (T) symmetric non-Hermitian
quantum theory is envisioned to have far-reaching implications and
applications. It is known that the PT-inner product is defined with respect to
a non-canonical, system generated symmetry, namely the C symmetry. We show that
the PT symmetric equation of motion is defined by the simultaneous time
evolution of the state $\psi(t)$ and the operator C(t) to manifests unitarity -
a situation analogous to the Dirac/interaction picture. The time-dependent C