Resonant-force induced symmetry breaking in a quantum parametric oscillator

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Auteurs principaux: Boneß, D. K. J., Belzig, W., Dykman, M. I.
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author Boneß, D. K. J.
Belzig, W.
Dykman, M. I.
author_facet Boneß, D. K. J.
Belzig, W.
Dykman, M. I.
contents A parametrically modulated oscillator has two opposite-phase vibrational states at half the modulation frequency. An extra force at the vibration frequency breaks the symmetry of the states. The effect can be extremely strong due to the interplay between the force and the quantum fluctuations resulting from the coupling of the oscillator to a thermal bath. The force changes the rates of the fluctuation-induced walk over the quantum states of the oscillator. If the number of the states is large, the effect accumulates to an exponentially large factor in the rate of switching between the vibrational states. We find the factor and analyze it in the limiting cases including the prebifurcation regime where the system is close but not too close to the bifurcation point.
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spellingShingle Resonant-force induced symmetry breaking in a quantum parametric oscillator
Boneß, D. K. J.
Belzig, W.
Dykman, M. I.
Statistical Mechanics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
A parametrically modulated oscillator has two opposite-phase vibrational states at half the modulation frequency. An extra force at the vibration frequency breaks the symmetry of the states. The effect can be extremely strong due to the interplay between the force and the quantum fluctuations resulting from the coupling of the oscillator to a thermal bath. The force changes the rates of the fluctuation-induced walk over the quantum states of the oscillator. If the number of the states is large, the effect accumulates to an exponentially large factor in the rate of switching between the vibrational states. We find the factor and analyze it in the limiting cases including the prebifurcation regime where the system is close but not too close to the bifurcation point.
title Resonant-force induced symmetry breaking in a quantum parametric oscillator
topic Statistical Mechanics
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.02706