Probe of topological invariants using quantum walks of a trapped ion in coherent state space
Meng Ya1, 2, Mei Feng1, 2, †, Chen Gang1, 2, 3, ‡, Jia Suo-Tang1, 2
       

The combination of the average projective phonon numbers δN governed by U1α . The dashed lines correspond to the topological invariant ν1/2 governed by U1. (a) The combination of the average projective phonon numbers δN as a function of the rotation angle θ1 with t = 19, θ2 = 3π/2 and |α| = 0.3. (b) The combination of the average projective phonon numbers δN as a function of the step t with |α| = 0.3, θ2 = 3π/2 and θ1 = π/4. For the situation with (c), (d) dynamical disorder or (e), (f) decoherence, the solid lines indicate the ensemble average over 50 times of DTQWs with dynamical disorder or decoherence.