Squeezing Classical Antiferromagnets into Quantum Spin Liquids via Global Cavity Fluctuations

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Autores principales: Mann, Charlie-Ray, Oehlgrien, Mark A., Jaworowski, Błażej, Calajó, Giuseppe, Marino, Jamir, Choi, Kyung S., Chang, Darrick E.
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author Mann, Charlie-Ray
Oehlgrien, Mark A.
Jaworowski, Błażej
Calajó, Giuseppe
Marino, Jamir
Choi, Kyung S.
Chang, Darrick E.
author_facet Mann, Charlie-Ray
Oehlgrien, Mark A.
Jaworowski, Błażej
Calajó, Giuseppe
Marino, Jamir
Choi, Kyung S.
Chang, Darrick E.
contents Cavity quantum electrodynamics with atomic ensembles is typically associated with collective spin phenomena, such as superradiance and spin squeezing, in which the atoms evolve collectively as a macroscopic spin ($S\sim N/2$) on the Bloch sphere. Surprisingly, we show that the tendency toward a collective spin description need not imply collective spin phenomena; rather, it can be exploited to generate new forms of strongly correlated quantum matter. The key idea is to use uniform cavity-mediated interactions to energetically project the system into the total-spin singlet sector ($S=0$) - a highly entangled subspace where the physics is governed entirely by cavity fluctuations. Focusing on Rydberg atom arrays coupled to a single-mode cavity, we show that global cavity fluctuations can effectively squeeze classical antiferromagnets into quantum spin liquids, characterized by non-local entanglement, fractionalized excitations, and emergent gauge fields. This work suggests that cavity QED can be a surprising resource for inducing strongly correlated phenomena, which could be explored in the new generation of hybrid tweezer-cavity platforms.
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spellingShingle Squeezing Classical Antiferromagnets into Quantum Spin Liquids via Global Cavity Fluctuations
Mann, Charlie-Ray
Oehlgrien, Mark A.
Jaworowski, Błażej
Calajó, Giuseppe
Marino, Jamir
Choi, Kyung S.
Chang, Darrick E.
Quantum Physics
Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Atomic Physics
Optics
Cavity quantum electrodynamics with atomic ensembles is typically associated with collective spin phenomena, such as superradiance and spin squeezing, in which the atoms evolve collectively as a macroscopic spin ($S\sim N/2$) on the Bloch sphere. Surprisingly, we show that the tendency toward a collective spin description need not imply collective spin phenomena; rather, it can be exploited to generate new forms of strongly correlated quantum matter. The key idea is to use uniform cavity-mediated interactions to energetically project the system into the total-spin singlet sector ($S=0$) - a highly entangled subspace where the physics is governed entirely by cavity fluctuations. Focusing on Rydberg atom arrays coupled to a single-mode cavity, we show that global cavity fluctuations can effectively squeeze classical antiferromagnets into quantum spin liquids, characterized by non-local entanglement, fractionalized excitations, and emergent gauge fields. This work suggests that cavity QED can be a surprising resource for inducing strongly correlated phenomena, which could be explored in the new generation of hybrid tweezer-cavity platforms.
title Squeezing Classical Antiferromagnets into Quantum Spin Liquids via Global Cavity Fluctuations
topic Quantum Physics
Quantum Gases
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Atomic Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.05630