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Logarithmic quantum time crystal

Quantum Physics 2022-07-22 v2

Abstract

We investigate a time-independent many-boson system, whose ground states are quasi-degenerate and become infinitely degenerate in the thermodynamic limit. Out of these quasi-degenerate ground states we construct a quantum state that evolves in time with a period that is logarithmically proportional to the number of particles, that is, T~logN. This boson system in such a state is a quantum time crystal as it approaches the ground state in the thermodynamic limit. The logarithmic dependence of its period on the total particle number N makes it observable experimentally even for systems with very large number of particles. Possible experimental proposals are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.2206.14979,
  title  = {Logarithmic quantum time crystal},
  author = {Haipeng Xue and Lingchii Kong and Biao Wu},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2206.14979},
  year   = {2022}
}

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6 pages,5 figures

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