Collective Excitations of Dissipative Time Crystals
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| author | Harmon, Gage W. Morigi, Giovanna Jäger, Simon B. |
| author_facet | Harmon, Gage W. Morigi, Giovanna Jäger, Simon B. |
| contents | We study the dynamics of atoms interacting periodically with a dissipative optical cavity and employ Floquet theory to analyze their low-frequency behavior. By means of an effective atom-only master equation, valid in the bad cavity regime, we characterize the excitation spectrum of the atoms across the transition from a normal phase to a time-crystalline phase where the atoms undergo stable oscillations. We identify features in the complex excitation spectra when crossing second and first order transitions where the order parameter changes continuously or abruptly. Finally, we discuss how these results can be detected experimentally by probing the cavity with an additional drive. Our work provides important tools for analyzing the response of dynamical out-of-equilibrium phases. |
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| spellingShingle | Collective Excitations of Dissipative Time Crystals Harmon, Gage W. Morigi, Giovanna Jäger, Simon B. Quantum Physics We study the dynamics of atoms interacting periodically with a dissipative optical cavity and employ Floquet theory to analyze their low-frequency behavior. By means of an effective atom-only master equation, valid in the bad cavity regime, we characterize the excitation spectrum of the atoms across the transition from a normal phase to a time-crystalline phase where the atoms undergo stable oscillations. We identify features in the complex excitation spectra when crossing second and first order transitions where the order parameter changes continuously or abruptly. Finally, we discuss how these results can be detected experimentally by probing the cavity with an additional drive. Our work provides important tools for analyzing the response of dynamical out-of-equilibrium phases. |
| title | Collective Excitations of Dissipative Time Crystals |
| topic | Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.12414 |