Discrete time quasi-crystal in Rydberg atomic chain

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Autores principales: Luo, Xiaofan, Zhou, Yaoting, Xu, Zhongxiao, Jiang, Weilun
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Publicado: 2025
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author Luo, Xiaofan
Zhou, Yaoting
Xu, Zhongxiao
Jiang, Weilun
author_facet Luo, Xiaofan
Zhou, Yaoting
Xu, Zhongxiao
Jiang, Weilun
contents Discrete time quasi-crystals are non-equilibrium quantum phenomena with quasi-periodic order in the time dimension, and are an extension of the discrete time-crystal phase. As a natural platform to explore the non-equilibrium phase of matter, the Rydberg atomic array has implemented the quantum simulation of the discrete-time crystal phase, associated with quantum many-body scar state. However, the existence of discrete time quasi-crystal on the Rydberg cold atom experiment platform has yet to be conceived. Here, we propose a method to generate the discrete time quasi-crystal behavior by coupling two discrete time-crystals, where associated two external driving frequencies have the maximum incommensurability. While we analysis its robustness and compute the phase diagram of corresponding observables. We significantly calculate the entanglement entropy between two parts of the system. Remarkably, we find the emergence of the aperiodic response is indeed caused by interaction between systems via Rydberg blockade effect. Our method thus offers the possibilities to explore the novel phases in quantum simulator.
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spellingShingle Discrete time quasi-crystal in Rydberg atomic chain
Luo, Xiaofan
Zhou, Yaoting
Xu, Zhongxiao
Jiang, Weilun
Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Atomic Physics
Discrete time quasi-crystals are non-equilibrium quantum phenomena with quasi-periodic order in the time dimension, and are an extension of the discrete time-crystal phase. As a natural platform to explore the non-equilibrium phase of matter, the Rydberg atomic array has implemented the quantum simulation of the discrete-time crystal phase, associated with quantum many-body scar state. However, the existence of discrete time quasi-crystal on the Rydberg cold atom experiment platform has yet to be conceived. Here, we propose a method to generate the discrete time quasi-crystal behavior by coupling two discrete time-crystals, where associated two external driving frequencies have the maximum incommensurability. While we analysis its robustness and compute the phase diagram of corresponding observables. We significantly calculate the entanglement entropy between two parts of the system. Remarkably, we find the emergence of the aperiodic response is indeed caused by interaction between systems via Rydberg blockade effect. Our method thus offers the possibilities to explore the novel phases in quantum simulator.
title Discrete time quasi-crystal in Rydberg atomic chain
topic Quantum Physics
Statistical Mechanics
Atomic Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09117