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Abdessatar Barhoumi

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arXiv2026

Cocycle Actions on Hidden Quantum Markov Models: Symmetry Protection and Topological Order

We develop a symmetry action framework for hidden quantum Markov models (HQMMs) tailored to one-dimensional quantum spin systems and symmetry-protected topological (SPT) phases. In our setting, a symmetry group $G$ acts projectively on the hidden (virtual) degrees of freedom and linearly on the physical observation space, yielding a global HQMM state that is invariant under the combined action of $G$ for both conventional and causal (input--output) structures. We show that such symmetry actions are naturally classified by a group-cohomology $2$-cocycle $[ω] \in H^{2}(G,\mathrm{U}(1))$, in direct analogy with the standard cohomological classification of one-dimensional bosonic SPT phases via projective edge representations. As an explicit example, we apply this construction to the Affleck--Kennedy--Lieb--Tasaki (AKLT) chain, where the hidden layer carries a nontrivial class $[ω] \in H^{2}(\mathrm{SO}(3),\mathrm{U}(1))$ encoding its SPT order. In this case the HQMM formalism reproduces the known SPT properties of the AKLT state while providing a stochastic, Markovian description of the underlying virtual dynamics. Our results establish HQMMs as a natural bridge between quantum stochastic processes, tensor-network descriptions of many-body systems, and symmetry-protected topological order.

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arXiv2026

Causal Architecture in Hidden Quantum Markov Models

We introduce a class of causal hidden quantum Markov models (cHQMMs) that reverse the usual order of hidden updates and emissions compared to conventional HQMMs. Using a simple qubit model with a rotating hidden state and sharp measurements, we show that these two architectures-emission then transition versus transition then emission-generally produce different quantum processes. They can be distinguished by measurements at arbitrarily late times, no matter how the hidden system is initialized, and even when the two models start from different initial states. This means that the two orders of operations lead to genuinely different observable behaviors that cannot be reconciled by waiting longer or by choosing special initial conditions. At the same time, we prove that the two architectures become equivalent when they arise from entangled liftings of classical hidden Markov models, sharing the same classical statistics. This identifies a clear dividing line between classical and genuinely quantum hidden memory. Our findings highlight causal HQMMs as a useful tool for studying and distinguishing quantum memory effects in sequential processes.

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arXiv2024

An Exponential Mixing Condition for Quantum Channels

Quantum channels, pivotal in information processing, describe transformations within quantum systems and enable secure communication and error correction. Ergodic and mixing properties elucidate their behavior. In this paper, we establish a sufficient condition for mixing based on a quantum Markov-Dobrushin inequality. We prove that if the Markov-Dobrushin constant of a quantum channel exceeds zero, it exhibits exponential mixing behavior. We explore limitations of some quantum channels, demonstrating that unistochastic channels are not mixing. Additionally, we analyze ergodicity of a class of mixed-unitary channels associated with finite groups of unitary operators. Finally, we apply our results to the qubit depolarizing channel.

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arXiv2019

Phase Transitions for quantum Ising model with competing XY -interactions on a Cayley tree

The main aim of the present paper is to establish the existence of a phase transition for the quantum Ising model with competing XY interactions within the quantum Markov chain (QMC) scheme. In this scheme, we employ the $C^*$-algebraic approach to the phase transition problem. Note that these kinde of models do not have one-dimensional analogues, i.e. the considered model persists only on trees. It turns out that if the Ising part interactions vanish then the model with only competing XY -interactions on the Cayley tree of order two does not have a phase transition. By phase transition we mean the existence of two distinct QMC which are not quasi-equivalent and their supports do not overlap. Moreover, it is also shown that the QMC associated with the model have clustering property which implies that the von Neumann algebras corresponding to the states are factors.

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arXiv2016

Identification of the theory of multidimensional orthogonal polynomials with the theory of symmetric interacting Fock spaces with finite dimensional one particle space

The identification mentioned in the title allows a formulation of the multidi mensional Favard Lemma different from the ones currently used in the literature and which exactly parallels the original one dimensional formulation in the sense that the positive Jacobi sequence is replaced by a sequence of positive Hermitean (square) matrices and the real Jacobi sequence by a sequence of Hermitean matri ces of the same dimension. Moreover, in this identification, the multidimensional extension of the compatibility condition for the positive Jacobi sequence becomes the condition which guarantees the existence of the creator in an interacting Fock space. The above result opens the way to the program of a purely algebraic clas sification of probability measures on $\mathbb{R}^d$ with finite moments of any order. In this classification the usual Boson Fock space over $\mathbb{C}^d$ is characterized by the fact that the positive Jacobi sequence is made up of identity matrices and the real Jacobi sequences are identically zero. The quantum decomposition of classical real valued random variables with all moments is one of the main ingredients in the proof.

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arXiv2016

Phase transitions for Quantum Markov Chains associated with Ising type models on a Cayley tree

The main aim of the present paper is to prove the existence of a phase transition in quantum Markov chain (QMC) scheme for the Ising type models on a Cayley tree. Note that this kind of models do not have one-dimensional analogous, i.e. the considered model persists only on trees. In this paper, we provide a more general construction of forward QMC. In that construction, a QMC is defined as a weak limit of finite volume states with boundary conditions, i.e. QMC depends on the boundary conditions. Our main result states the existence of a phase transition for the Ising model with competing interactions on a Cayley tree of order two. By the phase transition we mean the existence of two distinct QMC which are not quasi-equivalent and their supports do not overlap. We also study some algebraic property of the disordered phase of the model, which is a new phenomena even in a classical setting.

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