Higher-order and fractional discrete time crystals in clean long-range interacting systems

Discrete time crystals are typically characterized by a period doubled response with respect to an external drive. Here, the authors predict the emergence of rich dynamical phases with higher-order and fractional periods in clean spin-1/2 chains with long-range interactions.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrea Pizzi, Johannes Knolle, Andreas Nunnenkamp
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-04-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22583-5