Nonlinearity-driven Topology via Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2503.11928v1
• Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2025 00:20:45 GMT
• Title: Nonlinearity-driven Topology via Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking
• Authors: Alessandro Coppo, Alexandre Le Boité, Simone Felicetti, Valentina Brosco,
• Abstract summary: We consider a chain of parametrically-driven quantum resonators coupled only via weak nearest-neighbour cross-Kerr interaction.<n>Topology is dictated by the structure of the Kerr nonlinearity, yielding a non-trivial bulk-boundary correspondence.
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• Abstract: Topology and nonlinearity are deeply connected. However, whether topological effects can arise solely from the structure of nonlinear interaction terms, and the nature of the resulting topological phases, remain to large extent open questions. Here we consider a chain of parametrically-driven quantum resonators coupled only via weak nearest-neighbour cross-Kerr interaction, without any quadratic tunneling term. We show that, when the drive overcomes a critical threshold value, the system undergoes a transition from the atomic limit of decoupled oscillators to a symmetry-broken topological phase. The topology is dictated by the structure of the Kerr nonlinearity, yielding a non-trivial bulk-boundary correspondence. In the topological phase, we find different effective models for periodic and open boundary conditions and derive analytical approximations for the low-energy spectrum, identifying the conditions to observe topological edge modes.

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