Controlling quantum scars and engineering subharmonic responses with a two frequency drive

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12809v1
• Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 10:46:02 GMT
• Title: Controlling quantum scars and engineering subharmonic responses with a two frequency drive
• Authors: Pinaki Dutta, Kamal L Panigrahi, Vishwanath Shukla,
• Abstract summary: We show that a continuous two frequency drive is a versatile and robust protocol to control the lifetime of quantum many body scars.<n>We exploit this tunability to engineer fractional subharmonic responses.
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• Abstract: We demonstrate that a continuous two frequency drive is a versatile and robust protocol to control the lifetime of quantum many body scars and to engineer non-equilibrium phases of driven quantum matter. By modulating the frequency ratio $c$ (any rational number), we systematically explore prethermal features across a broad frequency range. For small integer values of $c$, we observe ergodicity breaking even at moderately low frequencies, signaling long-lived scarred dynamics. By continuously increasing $c$, one can generate non-monotonic transitions between ergodic and non-ergodic dynamics. These observations are consistent with the predictions of an effective Floquet Hamiltonian based approach. Furthermore, we exploit this tunability to engineer fractional subharmonic responses, highlighting the potential of two-frequency driving as a theoretical platform for controlling scars, prethermalization, and time crystal-like behavior.

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