Colloquium: Quantum and classical discrete time crystals
The spontaneous breaking of time-translation symmetry has led to the discovery of a new
phase of matter: the discrete time crystal. Discrete time crystals exhibit rigid subharmonic …
phase of matter: the discrete time crystal. Discrete time crystals exhibit rigid subharmonic …
[HTML][HTML] Out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems with long-range interactions
Experimental progress in atomic, molecular, and optical platforms in the last decade has
stimulated strong and broad interest in the quantum coherent dynamics of many long-range …
stimulated strong and broad interest in the quantum coherent dynamics of many long-range …
All-optical dissipative discrete time crystals
Time crystals are periodic states exhibiting spontaneous symmetry breaking in either time-
independent or periodically-driven quantum many-body systems. Spontaneous modification …
independent or periodically-driven quantum many-body systems. Spontaneous modification …
A brief history of time crystals
V Khemani, R Moessner, SL Sondhi - arXiv preprint arXiv:1910.10745, 2019 - arxiv.org
The idea of breaking time-translation symmetry has fascinated humanity at least since
ancient proposals of the perpetuum mobile. Unlike the breaking of other symmetries, such …
ancient proposals of the perpetuum mobile. Unlike the breaking of other symmetries, such …
Higher-order and fractional discrete time crystals in Floquet-driven Rydberg atoms
B Liu, LH Zhang, QF Wang, Y Ma, TY Han… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Higher-order and fractional discrete time crystals (DTCs) are exotic phases of matter where
the discrete time translation symmetry is broken into higher-order and non-integer category …
the discrete time translation symmetry is broken into higher-order and non-integer category …
Quantum metrology with boundary time crystals
Quantum sensing is one of the arenas that exemplifies the superiority of quantum
technologies over their classical counterparts. Such superiority, however, can be diminished …
technologies over their classical counterparts. Such superiority, however, can be diminished …
Confinement and lack of thermalization after quenches in the bosonic Schwinger model
We excite the vacuum of a relativistic theory of bosons coupled to a U (1) gauge field in 1+ 1
dimensions (bosonic Schwinger model) out of equilibrium by creating a spatially separated …
dimensions (bosonic Schwinger model) out of equilibrium by creating a spatially separated …
Measurement-induced continuous time crystals
Strong measurements usually restrict the dynamics of measured finite dimensional systems
to the Zeno subspace, where subsequent evolution is unitary due to the suppression of …
to the Zeno subspace, where subsequent evolution is unitary due to the suppression of …
Condensed matter physics in time crystals
L Guo, P Liang - New Journal of Physics, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Time crystals are physical systems whose time translation symmetry is spontaneously
broken. Although the spontaneous breaking of continuous time-translation symmetry in static …
broken. Although the spontaneous breaking of continuous time-translation symmetry in static …