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The compelling original idea of a time crystal has referred to a structure that repeats in time as well as in space, an idea that has attracted significant interest recently. While obstructions to realize such structures became apparent…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2020-12-03 A. Kshetrimayum , J. Eisert , D. M. Kennes

Though Quantum SuperString Theory has shown promise, there are some puzzling features like the extra dimensions, which are curled up in the Kaluza-Klein sense. On the other hand a recent formulation of what may be called Quantized Fractal…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 B. G. Sidharth

In the standard model of cosmology, the universe is described by a Robertson-Walker spacetime, while its matter/energy content is modeled by a perfect fluid with three components corresponding to matter/dust, radiation and a cosmological…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-06-14 Thomas-Paul Hack

We consider the timelike version of Warped Anti-de Sitter space (WAdS), which corresponds to the three-dimensional section of the G\"{o}del solution of four-dimensional cosmological Einstein equations. This geometry presents closed timelike…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-29 L. Donnay , J. J. Fernandez-Melgarejo , G. Giribet , A. Goya , E. Lavia

The interplay between quantum fluctuation and spacetime curvature is shown to induce an additional quantum-curvature (QC) term in the energy-momentum tensor of fluid using the generalized framework of the stochastic variational method…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-07-17 T. Koide , T. Kodama

For a discrete symmetry that is anomalous under QCD, the domain walls produced in the early universe from its spontaneous breaking can naturally annihilate due to QCD instanton effects. The gravitational waves generated from wall…

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Physics 2025-05-30 Yang Bai , Ting-Kuo Chen , Mrunal Korwar

The electronic orders appearing in condensed matter systems are originating from the precise arrangement of atoms constituting the crystal as well as their nature. This teneous relationship can lead to highly different phases in condensed…

What is the quantum state of the universe? Although there have been several interesting suggestions, the question remains open. In this paper, I consider a natural choice for the universal quantum state arising from the Past Hypothesis, a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2019-01-25 Eddy Keming Chen

Time crystals are periodic states exhibiting spontaneous symmetry breaking in either time-independent or periodically forced quantum many-body systems. Spontaneous modification of discrete time translation symmetry in a periodically driven…

Optics · Physics 2022-03-01 Hossein Taheri , Andrey B. Matsko , Lute Maleki , Krzysztof Sacha

We present simple analytic approximations for the linear and fully evolved nonlinear mass power spectrum for spatially flat cold dark matter (CDM) cosmological models with quintessence (Q). Quintessence is a time evolving, spatially…

Astrophysics · Physics 2009-10-31 Chung-Pei Ma , R. R. Caldwell , Paul Bode , Limin Wang

We review certain emergent notions on the nature of spacetime from noncommutative geometry and their radical implications. These ideas of spacetime are suggested from developments in fuzzy physics, string theory, and deformation…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-07 A. P. Balachandran

We develop a Ginzburg-Landau theory for commensurate pair density wave (PDW) states in a hexagonal lattice system, relevant to the kagome superconductors $\rm{AV_3Sb_5}$. Compared to previous theoretical frameworks, the commensurate wave…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-02-06 Tong-Yu Lin , Feng-Feng Song , Guang-Ming Zhang

The non-Hermitian extension of quasicrystals (QC) are highly tunable system for exploring novel material phases. While extended-localized phase transitions have been observed in one dimension, quantum phase transition in higher dimensions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-09-19 Xianqi Tong , Su-Peng Kou

We study the percolation of a quantum particle on quasicrystal lattices and compare it with the square lattice. For our study, we have considered quasicrystal lattices modelled on the pentagonally symmetric Penrose tiling and the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-01-31 Prateek Chawla , C. V. Ambarish , C. M. Chandrashekar

In our paper [1], we proposed an original approach to the incorporation of stochastic thermodynamics into quantum theory. It is based on the concept of consistent inclusion of the holistic stochastic environmental influence modeled by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2012-11-14 A. D. Sukhanov , O. N. Golubeva , V. G. Bar'yakhtar

By including appropriate Riemman cubic invariants, we find that the dynamics of classical time crystals can be straightforwardly realized in Einstein gravity on the FLRW metric. The time reflection symmetry is spontaneously broken in the…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2020-11-25 Xing-Hui Feng , Hyat Huang , Shou-Long Li , H. Lu , Hao Wei

Understanding the behavior of dense hadronic matter is a central goal in nuclear physics as it governs the nature and dynamics of astrophysical objects such as supernovae and neutron stars. Because of the non-perturbative nature of quantum…

Understanding phases of matter is of both fundamental and practical importance. Prior to the widespread appreciation and acceptance of topological order, the paradigm of spontaneous symmetry breaking, formulated along the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-04-28 Tie-Cheng Guo , Li You

The charge density wave (CDW) is a macroscopic quantum state characterized by long-range lattice distortion and modulated charge density. Conventionally, CDWs compete with other electronic orders (e.g. superconductivity) and are suppressed…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2025-07-23 Liucheng Chen , Mingwei Ma , Xiaohui Yu , Fang Hong

Cosmological time crystal (TC) corresponds to a matter state where the periodic motion of field forms a limit cycle in its phase space. We explore what would happen if it existed in inflationary phase. It is found that the limit cycle…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2019-12-30 Hao-Hao Li , Yun-Song Piao