Topological protection of Majorana polaritons in a cavity

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Main Authors: Bacciconi, Zeno, Andolina, Gian Marcello, Mora, Christophe
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Published: 2023
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author Bacciconi, Zeno
Andolina, Gian Marcello
Mora, Christophe
author_facet Bacciconi, Zeno
Andolina, Gian Marcello
Mora, Christophe
contents Cavity embedding is an emerging paradigm for the control of quantum matter, offering avenues to manipulate electronic states and potentially drive topological phase transitions. In this work, we address the stability of a one-dimensional topological superconducting phase to the vacuum quantum fluctuations brought by a global cavity mode. By employing a quasi-adiabatic analytical approach completed by density matrix renormalization group calculations, we show that the Majorana end modes evolve into composite polaritonic modes while maintaining the topological order intact and robust to disorder. These Majorana polaritons keep their non-abelian exchange properties and protect a twofold exponentially degenerate ground state for an open chain.
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spellingShingle Topological protection of Majorana polaritons in a cavity
Bacciconi, Zeno
Andolina, Gian Marcello
Mora, Christophe
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
Cavity embedding is an emerging paradigm for the control of quantum matter, offering avenues to manipulate electronic states and potentially drive topological phase transitions. In this work, we address the stability of a one-dimensional topological superconducting phase to the vacuum quantum fluctuations brought by a global cavity mode. By employing a quasi-adiabatic analytical approach completed by density matrix renormalization group calculations, we show that the Majorana end modes evolve into composite polaritonic modes while maintaining the topological order intact and robust to disorder. These Majorana polaritons keep their non-abelian exchange properties and protect a twofold exponentially degenerate ground state for an open chain.
title Topological protection of Majorana polaritons in a cavity
topic Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Gases
Statistical Mechanics
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2309.07278