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Title: A converse to Lieb-Robinson bounds in one dimension using index theory
(Submitted on 1 Dec 2020 (v1), last revised 15 Mar 2022 (this version, v2))
Abstract: Unitary dynamics with a strict causal cone (or "light cone") have been studied extensively, under the name of quantum cellular automata (QCAs). In particular, QCAs in one dimension have been completely classified by an index theory. Physical systems often exhibit only approximate causal cones; Hamiltonian evolutions on the lattice satisfy Lieb-Robinson bounds rather than strict locality. This motivates us to study approximately locality preserving unitaries (ALPUs). We show that the index theory is robust and completely extends to one-dimensional ALPUs. As a consequence, we achieve a converse to the Lieb-Robinson bounds: any ALPU of index zero can be exactly generated by some time-dependent, quasi-local Hamiltonian in constant time. For the special case of finite chains with open boundaries, any unitary satisfying the Lieb-Robinson bound may be generated by such a Hamiltonian. We also discuss some results on the stability of operator algebras which may be of independent interest.
Submission history
From: Freek Witteveen [view email][v1] Tue, 1 Dec 2020 18:59:26 GMT (836kb,D)
[v2] Tue, 15 Mar 2022 08:34:31 GMT (179kb,D)
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