The observation of genuine quantum effects in systems governed by non-Hermitian Hamiltonians has been an outstanding challenge in the field. Here we simulate the evolution under such Hamiltonians in the quantum regime on a superconducting quantum processor by using a dilation procedure involving an ancillary qubit. We observe the parity–time (PT)-symmetry breaking phase transition at the exceptional points, obtain the critical exponent, and show that this transition is associated with a loss of state distinguishability. In a two-qubit setting, we show that the entanglement can be modified by local operations.
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Dogra, S., Melnikov, A. A., & Paraoanu, G. S. (2021). Quantum simulation of parity–time symmetry breaking with a superconducting quantum processor. Communications Physics, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-021-00534-2
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