Non-hermitian physics

Y Ashida, Z Gong, M Ueda - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and
quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra …

Quantum trajectories and open many-body quantum systems

AJ Daley - Advances in Physics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The study of open quantum systems–microscopic systems exhibiting quantum coherence
that are coupled to their environment–has become increasingly important in the past years …

Cold hybrid ion-atom systems

M Tomza, K Jachymski, R Gerritsma, A Negretti… - Reviews of modern …, 2019 - APS
Hybrid systems of laser-cooled trapped ions and ultracold atoms combined in a single
experimental setup have recently emerged as a new platform for fundamental research in …

Controlling the dynamics of an open many-body quantum system with localized dissipation

G Barontini, R Labouvie, F Stubenrauch, A Vogler… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
We experimentally investigate the action of a localized dissipative potential on a
macroscopic matter wave, which we implement by shining an electron beam on an atomic …

Bistability in a driven-dissipative superfluid

R Labouvie, B Santra, S Heun, H Ott - Physical review letters, 2016 - APS
We experimentally study a driven-dissipative Josephson junction array, realized with a
weakly interacting Bose-Einstein condensate residing in a one-dimensional optical lattice …

Negative differential conductivity in an interacting quantum gas

R Labouvie, B Santra, S Heun, S Wimberger, H Ott - Physical review letters, 2015 - APS
We report on the observation of negative differential conductivity (NDC) in a quantum
transport device for neutral atoms employing a multimode tunneling junction. The system is …

Non-Hermitian Stark many-body localization

HZ Li, XJ Yu, JX Zhong - Physical Review A, 2023 - APS
Utilizing exact diagonalization techniques, we investigate a one-dimensional, nonreciprocal,
interacting hard-core boson model under a Stark potential with tail curvature. By employing …

Coherent perfect absorption of nonlinear matter waves

A Müllers, B Santra, C Baals, J Jiang, J Benary… - Science …, 2018 - science.org
Coherent perfect absorption is the complete extinction of incoming radiation by a complex
potential in a physical system supporting wave propagation. The concept was proven for …

Ultracold quantum wires with localized losses: Many-body quantum Zeno effect

H Fröml, C Muckel, C Kollath, A Chiocchetta, S Diehl - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
We study a one-dimensional system of interacting spinless fermions subject to a localized
loss, where the interplay of gapless quantum fluctuations and particle interactions leads to …

Fluctuation-induced quantum Zeno effect

H Fröml, A Chiocchetta, C Kollath, S Diehl - Physical review letters, 2019 - APS
An isolated quantum gas with a localized loss features a nonmonotonic behavior of the
particle loss rate as an incarnation of the quantum Zeno effect, as recently shown in …