Topology by dissipation
Topological states of fermionic matter can be induced by means of a suitably engineered dissipative dynamics. Dissipation then does not occur as a perturbation, but rather as the main resource for many-body dynamics, providing a targeted cooling into topological phases starting from arbitrary initia...
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| author | C-E Bardyn M A Baranov C V Kraus E Rico A İmamoğlu P Zoller S Diehl |
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| description | Topological states of fermionic matter can be induced by means of a suitably engineered dissipative dynamics. Dissipation then does not occur as a perturbation, but rather as the main resource for many-body dynamics, providing a targeted cooling into topological phases starting from arbitrary initial states. We explore the concept of topological order in this setting, developing and applying a general theoretical framework based on the system density matrix that replaces the wave function appropriate for the discussion of Hamiltonian ground-state physics. We identify key analogies and differences to the more conventional Hamiltonian scenario. Differences essentially arise from the fact that the properties of the spectrum and of the state of the system are not as tightly related as in the Hamiltonian context. We provide a symmetry-based topological classification of bulk steady states and identify the classes that are achievable by means of quasi-local dissipative processes driving into superfluid paired states. We also explore the fate of the bulk-edge correspondence in the dissipative setting and demonstrate the emergence of Majorana edge modes. We illustrate our findings in one- and two-dimensional models that are experimentally realistic in the context of cold atoms. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-565eba78c5c7421fbdedde05def038b82023-08-08T11:26:42ZengIOP PublishingNew Journal of Physics1367-26302013-01-0115808500110.1088/1367-2630/15/8/085001Topology by dissipationC-E Bardyn0M A Baranov1C V Kraus2E Rico3A İmamoğlu4P Zoller5S Diehl6Institute for Quantum Electronics , ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; NRC ‘Kurchatov Institute’ , Kurchatov Square 1, 123182 Moscow, RussiaInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck , A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck , A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaInstitute for Quantum Electronics , ETH Zurich, CH-8093 Zurich, SwitzerlandInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck , A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaInstitute for Quantum Optics and Quantum Information of the Austrian Academy of Sciences , A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria; Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck , A-6020 Innsbruck, AustriaTopological states of fermionic matter can be induced by means of a suitably engineered dissipative dynamics. Dissipation then does not occur as a perturbation, but rather as the main resource for many-body dynamics, providing a targeted cooling into topological phases starting from arbitrary initial states. We explore the concept of topological order in this setting, developing and applying a general theoretical framework based on the system density matrix that replaces the wave function appropriate for the discussion of Hamiltonian ground-state physics. We identify key analogies and differences to the more conventional Hamiltonian scenario. Differences essentially arise from the fact that the properties of the spectrum and of the state of the system are not as tightly related as in the Hamiltonian context. We provide a symmetry-based topological classification of bulk steady states and identify the classes that are achievable by means of quasi-local dissipative processes driving into superfluid paired states. We also explore the fate of the bulk-edge correspondence in the dissipative setting and demonstrate the emergence of Majorana edge modes. We illustrate our findings in one- and two-dimensional models that are experimentally realistic in the context of cold atoms.https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/085001 |
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| title | Topology by dissipation |
| title_full | Topology by dissipation |
| title_fullStr | Topology by dissipation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Topology by dissipation |
| title_short | Topology by dissipation |
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| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/085001 |
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