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Xiaole Li

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A Family of Block-Centered Schemes for Contaminant Transport Equations with Adsorption via Integral Method with Variational Limit

This paper develops a class of high-order conservative schemes for contaminant transport with equilibrium adsorption, based on the Integral Method with Variational Limit on block-centered grids. By incorporating four parameters, the scheme can reproduce classical fourth-order compact schemes and further extend to sixth- and eighth-order accurate formulations, all within a unified framework. Under periodic boundary conditions, we analyze the stability, convergence, and mass conservation of the parameterized numerical scheme. Numerical experiments are then conducted to examine the impact of parameter variations on errors, explore the relationship between parameters and the fourth-, sixth-, and eighth-order schemes, and verify that the schemes' high-order accuracy aligns with theoretical predictions. To enhance the applicability of the proposed method, we further develop two fourth-order compact boundary treatments that ensure uniform accuracy between boundary and interior regions. Numerical results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed schemes across various adsorption models.

math.NA

Simulation of Higher-Order Topological Phases and Related Topological Phase Transitions in a Superconducting Qubit

Higher-order topological phases give rise to new bulk and boundary physics, as well as new classes of topological phase transitions. While the realization of higher-order topological phases has been confirmed in many platforms by detecting the existence of gapless boundary modes, a direct determination of the higher-order topology and related topological phase transitions through the bulk in experiments has still been lacking. To bridge the gap, in this work we carry out the simulation of a two-dimensional second-order topological phase in a superconducting qubit. Owing to the great flexibility and controllability of the quantum simulator, we observe the realization of higher-order topology directly through the measurement of the pseudo-spin texture in momentum space of the bulk for the first time, in sharp contrast to previous experiments based on the detection of gapless boundary modes in real space. Also through the measurement of the evolution of pseudo-spin texture with parameters, we further observe novel topological phase transitions from the second-order topological phase to the trivial phase, as well as to the first-order topological phase with nonzero Chern number. Our work sheds new light on the study of higher-order topological phases and topological phase transitions.

cond-mat.supr-con

Experimental realization of phase-controlled dynamics with hybrid digital-analog approach

Quantum simulation can be implemented in pure digital or analog ways, each with their pros and cons. By taking advantage of the universality of a digital route and the efficiency of analog simulation, hybrid digital-analog approaches can enrich the possibilities for quantum simulation. We use a unique hybrid approach to experimentally perform a quantum simulation of phase-controlled dynamics resulting from a closed-contour interaction (CCI) within certain multi-level systems in superconducting quantum circuits. Due to symmetry constraints, such systems cannot host an inherent CCI. Nevertheless, by assembling analog modules corresponding to their natural evolutions and specially designed digital modules constructed from standard quantum logic gates, we can bypass such constraints and realize an effective CCI in these systems. Based on this realization, we demonstrate a variety of related and interesting phenomena, including phase-controlled chiral dynamics, separation of chiral enantiomers, and a new mechanism to generate entangled states based on CCI.

quant-ph