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| Format: | Preprint |
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2026
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| Online-Zugang: | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.23413 |
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- Macroscopic quantum tunneling (MQT), a cornerstone of Leggett's program, is deeply linked with instanton physics, yet its experimental verification remains elusive. This Perspective demonstrates that the quantum Rabi model manifests observable, instanton-like effects via quantum simulation. In the MQT regime, qubit-boson interactions drive Polyakov's energy bifurcation, governing tunneling and spontaneous symmetry breaking. Mapping the quantum Rabi model onto an effective double-well potential reveals that while tunneling suppression induces spontaneous symmetry breaking, instanton-like contributions act to restore it. This mechanism enables experimental access to the classical Euclidean action of an effective instanton-like particle, offering a route to probe non-perturbative phenomena.