Discrete time quasi-crystal in Rydberg atomic chain

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2505.09117v2
• Date: Fri, 16 May 2025 08:52:10 GMT
• Title: Discrete time quasi-crystal in Rydberg atomic chain
• Authors: Xiaofan Luo, Yaoting Zhou, Zhongxiao Xu, Weilun Jiang,
• Abstract summary: We propose a method to generate the discrete time quasi-crystal behavior by coupling two discrete time-crystals.<n>Remarkably, we find the emergence of the aperiodic response is indeed caused by interaction between systems via Rydberg blockade effect.
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• Abstract: Discrete time quasi-crystals are non-equilibrium quantum phenomena with quasi-periodic order in the time dimension, and are an extension of the discrete time-crystal phase. As a natural platform to explore the non-equilibrium phase of matter, the Rydberg atomic array has implemented the quantum simulation of the discrete-time crystal phase, associated with quantum many-body scar state. However, the existence of discrete time quasi-crystal on the Rydberg cold atom experiment platform has yet to be conceived. Here, we propose a method to generate the discrete time quasi-crystal behavior by coupling two discrete time-crystals, where associated two external driving frequencies have the maximum incommensurability. While we analysis its robustness and compute the phase diagram of corresponding observables. We significantly calculate the entanglement entropy between two parts of the system. Remarkably, we find the emergence of the aperiodic response is indeed caused by interaction between systems via Rydberg blockade effect. Our method thus offers the possibilities to explore the novel phases in quantum simulator.

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