SearcharxivSearch

arXiv subjects

Masahiro Hotta

Publications and source records attributed to Masahiro Hotta.

At least 19 recordsLinked to original sources

Direct observation of the transverse near field of an edge excitation in a fractional quantum Hall state

Stroboscopic time-resolved photoluminescence (PL) microscopy and spectroscopy reveal that an electrically launched edge excitation in a $μ= 1/3$ fractional quantum Hall (FQH) state produces an immediate PL response extending more than 30 $μ$m into the bulk transverse to the edge when the edge magnetoplasmon (EMP) passes the mesa boundary. The nearly instantaneous nature and downstream-only appearance of this long-range response identify it as the non-radiative, quasi-electrostatic near field. We also observe a broad delayed response near the mesa boundary that evolves on a much slower time scale and gradually extends into the bulk. The coexistence of the immediate near-field response and this broad delayed response shows that an electrically launched edge excitation cannot be understood solely as a one-dimensional mode propagating along the boundary, but must instead be viewed as a structure extending in both space and time into the surrounding FQH fluid.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Spatiotemporal imaging of gate-controlled multipath dynamics of fractional quantum Hall edge excitations

Quantum Hall edge excitations, whose low-energy behavior admits a chiral conformal-field-theory description, are a promising platform for engineered dynamical experiments, including analog-spacetime proposals. However, establishing their edge dynamics in realistic electrostatic landscapes is essential for controlled dynamical experiments and has remained experimentally challenging. Here we report spatiotemporal imaging of gate-controlled multipath dynamics of edge excitations in a $ν= 1/3$ fractional quantum Hall device using stroboscopic time-resolved photoluminescence microscopy and spectroscopy with $\sim$100-ps resolution. By tuning a control-gate-defined potential landscape, we observe switching between mesa-defined and gate-defined trajectories and identify an intermediate regime in which a single launched excitation accesses multiple pathways. Time-resolved measurements at downstream locations reveal gate-dependent arrival times and pronounced temporal broadening, showing that the propagation dynamics are strongly modified by the local confinement and become increasingly dispersive in a multipath landscape. We further observe a long-range transverse optical response extending tens of micrometers into the bulk and persisting over distances exceeding 200 $μ$m downstream, consistent with the near-field component of an edge magnetoplasmon. These results establish direct experimental access to controllable multipath edge dynamics in the fractional quantum Hall regime and suggest a platform for engineered nonequilibrium and interference-based experiments, as well as future analog-spacetime studies in quantum Hall edge systems.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Limitations of Quantum Measurements and Operations of Scattering Type under the Energy Conservation Law

It is important to improve the accuracy of quantum measurements and operations both in engineering and fundamental physics. It is known, however, that the achievable accuracy of measurements and unitary operations are generally limited by conservation laws according to the Wigner-Araki-Yanase theorem (WAY theorem) and its generalizations. Although many researches have extended the WAY theorem quantitatively, most of them, as well as the original WAY theorem, concern only additive conservation laws like the angular momentum conservation law. In this paper, we explore the limitation incurred by the energy conservation law, which is universal but is one of the non-additive conservation laws. We present a lower bound for the error of a quantum measurement using a scattering process satisfying the energy conservation law. We obtain conditions that a control system Hamiltonian must fulfill in order to implement a controlled unitary gate with zero error when a scattering process is considered. We also show the quantitative relationship between the upper bound of the gate fidelity of a controlled unitary gate and the energy fluctuation of systems when a target system and a control system are both one qubit.

quant-ph

Classical-quantum gravity as quantum gravity in disguise

Whether gravity must be quantized remains one of the biggest open problems in fundamental physics. Classical-quantum hybrid theories have recently attracted attention as a possible framework in which gravity is treated classically yet interacts consistently with quantum matter. Schemes based on completely positive dynamics satisfy most formal consistency requirements and enable a systematic treatment of quantum backreaction, but they also invite the question of whether the hybrid description is fundamental or instead an effective sector of a larger quantum theory. Here, we demonstrate that classical-quantum gravity based on completely positive dynamics admits an embedding into a fully quantum theory on an enlarged Hilbert space. As a complementary illustration, we consider a qubit interacting with a classical particle and demonstrate that the corresponding hybrid system violates angular momentum conservation despite rotational symmetry of the underlying equations of motion. This provides an explicit example of a fully closed, rotationally invariant classical-quantum system with completely positive dynamics that violates a conservation law.

quant-ph

Exceeding the maximum classical energy density in fully charged quantum batteries

Quantum batteries are anticipated to achieve significant advancements in energy storage capacity. In classical batteries, the energy density at each subsystem reaches its maximum value, denoted as $E_C$, which is determined by dividing the maximum energy by the number of subsystems. We demonstrate that this limit can be surpassed in quantum batteries by protocols of Quantum Energy Teleportaion (QET), allowing for the energy density at a subsystem to exceed the value of $E_C$. Our protocol offers enhanced efficiency, reduces experimental complexity on quantum computers, and enables instantaneous energy charging through Local Operations and Classical Communication (LOCC). Leveraging quantum entanglement, this protocol significantly improves quantum energy storage systems, promising advances in quantum computing and new technological applications. This work represents a crucial step towards revolutionizing quantum energy storage and transfer.

quant-ph

Electrically induced bulk and edge excitations in the fractional quantum Hall regime

We apply a voltage pulse to electrically excite the incompressible region of a two-dimensional electron liquid in the $ν=2/3$ fractional quantum Hall state and investigate the collective excitations in both the edge and bulk via photoluminescence spectral energy shifts. Introducing an offset in the voltage pulse significantly enhances the excitation signal. Real-space and time-resolved measurements reveal the dynamics of the bulk excitations, with an estimated group velocity of approximately $3 \times 10^4$ m/s. These bulk excitations align well with the magneto-plasmon model. Our results highlight the topological link between edge and bulk states, providing a novel approach to exploring solid-state analogs of quantum gravity.

cond-mat.mes-hall

Probability vector representation of the Schrödinger equation and Leggett-Garg-type experiments

Leggett-Garg inequalities place bounds on the temporal correlations of a system based on the principles of macroscopic realism $\textit{per se}$ and noninvasive measurability. Their conventional formulation relies on the ensemble-averaged products of observables measured at different instants of time. However, a complete description that enables a precise understanding and captures all physically relevant features requires the study of probability distributions associated with noncommuting observables. In this article, we propose a scheme to describe the dynamics of generic $N$-level quantum systems ("qudits") via a probability vector representation of the Schrödinger equation and define a precise notion of no-signaling in time (NSIT) for the probability distributions of noncommuting observables. This provides a systematic way of identifying the interferences responsible for nonclassical behavior. In addition, we introduce an interference witness measure to quantify violations of NSIT for arbitrary general probabilistic states. For single-qubit systems, we pinpoint the pivotal relation that establishes a connection between the disturbance of observables incurred during a measurement and the resulting NSIT violation. For large-$N$ systems where a manual determination is infeasible, the classification of states as either NSIT-conforming or NSIT-violating may be performed by a machine learning algorithm. We present a proof-of-principle implementation of such an algorithm in which the classifier function is prepared via supervised learning using pseudorandomly generated training data sets composed of states whose corresponding classifications are known $\textit{a priori}$.

quant-ph

The final burst of the moving mirror is unrelated to the partner mode of analog Hawking radiation

Flying mirrors with appropriate trajectories have been recognized as an analog system that mimics black hole Hawking evaporation and have been widely investigated. It has recently been suggested that the partner mode of the analog Hawking radiation emitted from a moving mirror would manifest itself through a final burst when the mirror executes a sudden stop. Here we argue the opposite via the partner formula for the moving mirror model. By expanding the theoretical foundation of the partner formula and augmenting it with numerical analysis, we demonstrate that the supposed final burst is induced by a shock that requires the input of external energy, whereas the Hawking radiation partner mode, which is associated with the zero-point vacuum fluctuations, is not responsible for the burst.

gr-qc

Analog de Sitter universe in quantum Hall systems with an expanding edge

Expanding edges in quantum Hall systems can become a simulator of quantum 1+1 dimensional expanding universes. In these systems, edge exciations are represented as a chiral scalar field in curved spacetimes. We investigate Hawking radiation and entanglement behavior predicted by this model assuming that the expansion law of the edge region corresponds to a de Sitter universe. As observable quantities for the quantum field, local spatial modes associated with detection regions are introduced using window functions for the field, and their correlations are evaluated. We found impact of Hawking radiation caused by the edge expansion on auto-correlation functions of the local modes, and confirmed that entanglement death due to Hawking radiation occurs. This behavior of entanglement is related to ``quantum to classical transition" in cosmic inflations.

gr-qc

Deep Learning Metric Detectors in General Relativity

We consider conceptual issues of deep learning (DL) for metric detectors using test particle geodesics in curved spacetimes. Advantages of DL metric detectors are emphasized from a view point of general coordinate transformations. Two given metrics (two spacetimes) are defined to be conneted by a DL isometry if their geodesic image data cannot be discriminated by any DL metric detector at any time. The fundamental question of when the DL isometry appears is extensively explored. If the two spacetimes connected by the DL isometry are in superposition of quantum gravity theory, the post-measurement state may be still in the same superposition even after DL metric detectors observe the superposed state. We also demonstrate metric-detection DL's in 2+1 dimensional anti-de Sitter (AdS) spacetimes to estimate the cosmological constants and Brown-Henneaux charges. In the AdS/CFT correspondence dictionary, it may be expected that such metric detectors in the AdS bulk region correspond to quantum measurement devices in the CFT at the AdS boundary.

gr-qc

Expanding Edges of Quantum Hall Systems in a Cosmology Language -- Hawking Radiation from de Sitter Horizon in Edge Modes

Expanding edge experiments are promising to open new physics windows of quantum Hall systems. In a static edge, the edge excitation, which is described by free fields decoupled with the bulk dynamics, is gapless, and the dynamics preserve conformal symmetry. When the edge expands, such properties need not be preserved. We formulate a quantum field theory in 1+1 dimensional curved spacetimes to analyze the edge dynamics. We propose methods to address the following questions using edge waveforms from the expanding region: Does the conformal symmetry survive? Is the nonlinear interaction of the edge excitations induced by edge expansion? Do the edge excitations interact with the bulk excitations? We additionally show that the expanding edges can be regarded as expanding universe simulators of two-dimensional dilaton-gravity models, including the Jackiw-Teitelboim gravity model. As an application, we point out that our theoretical setup might simulate emission of analog Hawking radiation with the Gibbons-Hawking temperature from the future de Sitter horizon formed in the expanding edge region.

gr-qc

A Lie algebra based approach to asymptotic symmetries in general relativity

Asymptotic symmetries of black hole spacetimes have received much attention as a possible origin of the Bekenstein-Hawking entropy in black hole thermodynamics. In general, it takes hard efforts to find appropriate asymptotic conditions on a metric and a Lie algebra generating the transformation of symmetries with which the corresponding charges are integrable. We here propose an alternative approach to construct building blocks of asymptotic symmetries of a given spacetime metric. Our algorithmic approach may make it easier to explore asymptotic symmetries in any spacetime than in conventional approaches. As an explicit application, we analyze the asymptotic symmetries on Rindler horizon. We find a new class of symmetries related with dilatation transformations in time and in the direction perpendicular to the horizon, which we term superdilatations.

gr-qc

A Fundamental Upper Bound for Signal to Noise Ratio of Quantum Detectors

Quantum fluctuations yield inevitable noises in quantum detection. We derive an upper bound of signal to noise ratio for arbitrary quantum detection described by trace-class operators with discrete spectra. The bound is independent of observables to be detected and is computed by quantum fidelity of two initial quantum states. We provide applications of the upper bound.

quant-ph

Duality in the dynamics of Unruh-DeWitt detectors in conformally related spacetimes

We prove a nonperturbative duality concerning the dynamics of harmonic-oscillator-type Unruh-DeWitt detectors in curved spacetimes. Concretely, using the Takagi transformation we show that the action of a harmonic oscillator Unruh-DeWitt detector with one frequency in a spacetime is equal to that of a detector with a different frequency in a conformally related spacetime. As an example, we show that the dynamics of simple stationary detectors in flat spacetime is dual to that of detectors in a cosmological scenario. The nonperturbative duality enables us to investigate entanglement harvesting in new scenarios in curved spacetime by using results obtained in simpler, conformally related spacetimes.

quant-ph

Partner formula for an arbitrary moving mirror in $1+1$ dimensions

In the information loss problem in black hole evaporation, investigation of the purification partner of a Hawking particle is crucial. It is a well-known fact that 3+1 dimensional spherically symmetric gravitational collapse can be approximately described by 1+1 dimensional moving mirror models. Since a detected particle in field theory is defined by what a particle detector observes, the diversity of detector designs yields a variety of particles and their partners. We provide a formula of generalized partners of detected particles emitted out of mirrors in arbitrary motion in a free massless scalar field theory. Using the formula, we directly demonstrate information storage about pre-thermal information in a pure state of a Hawking particle and its partner. The partner form drastically changes depending on the detailed designs of particle detectors for the Hawking radiation. In a case of the Hawking particle and its partner sensitive to information about pre-thermal era, spatial configurations of the partner has long tails in a stage where only zero-point fluctuation is emitted out of the mirror.

gr-qc

Strong Chaos of Fast Scrambling Yields Order: Emergence of Decoupled Quantum Information Capsules

The information loss problem in black hole evaporation is one of fundamental issues. Its resolution requires more profound understanding of information storage mechanism in quantum systems. In this Letter, we argue that when multiple unknown parameters are stored in large entangled qudits, strong chaos generated by fast scrambling in high temperature limit yields an ordered information storage structure with decoupled quantum information capsules (QICs). A rotational isometry emerges in the quantum Fisher information metric. The isometry is expected to be observed in future experiments on cold atoms in a pure entangled state. We provide a QIC speculation of black hole evaporation.

quant-ph

Quantum Information Capsule in Multiple-Qudit Systems and Continuous-Variable Systems

Quantum correlations in an entangled many-body system are capable of storing information. Even when the information is injected by a local unitary operation to the system, the entanglement delocalizes it. In a recent study on multiple-qubit systems, it is shown that a virtual qubit defined in the correlation space plays a role of perfect storage of delocalized information, which is called a quantum information capsule (QIC). In order to enhance the capacity of quantum information storage, it is crucial to formulate the cases for multiple-qudit systems and continuous-variable (CV) systems. We analytically prove that it is possible to construct a QIC for general write operations of the systems. It turns out that the extension to quantum field theory is achievable. For Gaussian states, we explicitly construct a QIC for shift write operations. We analyze the time-evolution of QIC in a CV system to demonstrate the diffusion of information in entangled pure states.

quant-ph