Synthetic U(1) gauge invariance in a spin-1 Bose gas

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dc.citation.articleNumberL042018
dc.citation.issueNumber4
dc.citation.journalTitlePhysical Review Research
dc.citation.volumeNumber4
dc.contributor.authorGao, Chunping
dc.contributor.authorLiu, Jinghu
dc.contributor.authorChang, Maolin
dc.contributor.authorPu, Han
dc.contributor.authorChen, Li
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-13T19:11:15Z
dc.date.available2022-12-13T19:11:15Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractRecent experimental realizations of the U(1) gauge invariance [Nature (London) 587, 392 (2020); Science 367, 1128 (2020)] open a door for quantum simulation of elementary particles and their interactions using ultracold atoms. Stimulated by such exciting progress, we propose a platform—a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate—to simulate the deconfined lattice Schwinger model. Unlike previous platforms, it is shown that the atomic interactions in the spin-1 condensate naturally lead to a matter-field interaction term which respects the U(1) gauge symmetry. As a result, a new Z3-ordered phase with threefold ground-state degeneracy emerges in the phase diagram. The Z3 phase connects to the disordered phase by a three-state Potts criticality, which is in contrast to the conventional Coleman's transition with Ising criticality. Furthermore, the ordered state is constructed by a set of weak quantum scars, which is responsible for the anomalously slow dynamics as it is quenched to a special point in the phase diagram. Our proposal provides a platform for extracting emergent physics in synthetic gauge systems with matter-field interactions.
dc.identifier.citationGao, Chunping, Liu, Jinghu, Chang, Maolin, et al.. "Synthetic U(1) gauge invariance in a spin-1 Bose gas." <i>Physical Review Research,</i> 4, no. 4 (2022) American Physical Society: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L042018.
dc.identifier.digitalPhysRevResearch-4-L042018
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L042018
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/114090
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Physical Society
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dc.titleSynthetic U(1) gauge invariance in a spin-1 Bose gas
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