Weyl and Dirac semimetals in three-dimensional solids
NP Armitage, EJ Mele, A Vishwanath - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2018 - APS
Weyl and Dirac semimetals are three-dimensional phases of matter with gapless electronic
excitations that are protected by topology and symmetry. As three-dimensional analogs of …
excitations that are protected by topology and symmetry. As three-dimensional analogs of …
Quantum computing with atomic qubits and Rydberg interactions: progress and challenges
M Saffman - Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a review of quantum computation with neutral atom qubits. After an overview of
architectural options and approaches to preparing large qubit arrays we examine Rydberg …
architectural options and approaches to preparing large qubit arrays we examine Rydberg …
Topological quantum matter with cold atoms
This is an introductory review of the physics of topological quantum matter with cold atoms.
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …
Topological quantum phases, originally discovered and investigated in condensed matter …
Many-body interferometry of a Rydberg-dressed spin lattice
Ultracold atoms in optical lattices are ideal to study fundamentally new quantum many-body
systems, including frustrated or topological magnetic phases, and supersolids,. However …
systems, including frustrated or topological magnetic phases, and supersolids,. However …
Probing the quench dynamics of antiferromagnetic correlations in a 2D quantum Ising spin system
Simulating the real-time evolution of quantum spin systems far out of equilibrium poses a
major theoretical challenge, especially in more than one dimension. We experimentally …
major theoretical challenge, especially in more than one dimension. We experimentally …
Quench dynamics of a Fermi gas with strong nonlocal interactions
We induce strong nonlocal interactions in a 2D Fermi gas in an optical lattice using Rydberg
dressing. The system is approximately described by at-V model on a square lattice where …
dressing. The system is approximately described by at-V model on a square lattice where …
Weyl semimetal to metal phase transitions driven by quasiperiodic potentials
We explore the stability of three-dimensional Weyl and Dirac semimetals subject to
quasiperiodic potentials. We present numerical evidence that the semimetal is stable for …
quasiperiodic potentials. We present numerical evidence that the semimetal is stable for …
Resonant Rydberg dressing of alkaline-earth atoms via electromagnetically induced transparency
We develop an approach to generate finite-range atomic interactions via optical Rydberg-
state excitation and study the underlying excitation dynamics in theory and experiment. In …
state excitation and study the underlying excitation dynamics in theory and experiment. In …
Topological quantum liquids with long-range couplings
Very few topological systems with long-range couplings have been considered so far due to
our lack of analytic approaches. Here we extend the Kitaev chain, a 1D quantum liquid, to …
our lack of analytic approaches. Here we extend the Kitaev chain, a 1D quantum liquid, to …
Symmetry-protected topological phases in a Rydberg glass
Recent theoretical studies predict that structural disorder, serving as a bridge connecting a
crystalline material to an amorphous material, can induce a topological insulator from a …
crystalline material to an amorphous material, can induce a topological insulator from a …