Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements

Spontaneously symmetry-broken (SSB) phases are locally ordered states of matter characterizing a large variety of physical systems. Because of their specific ordering, their presence is usually witnessed by means of local order parameters. Here, we propose an alternative approach based on statistica...

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Main Authors: Kerman Gallego-Lizarribar, Sergi Julià-Farré, Maciej Lewenstein, Christof Weitenberg, Luca Barbiero, Javier Argüello-Luengo
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2024-11-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042048
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author Kerman Gallego-Lizarribar
Sergi Julià-Farré
Maciej Lewenstein
Christof Weitenberg
Luca Barbiero
Javier Argüello-Luengo
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description Spontaneously symmetry-broken (SSB) phases are locally ordered states of matter characterizing a large variety of physical systems. Because of their specific ordering, their presence is usually witnessed by means of local order parameters. Here, we propose an alternative approach based on statistical correlations of noise after the ballistic expansion of an atomic cloud. We indeed demonstrate that probing such noise correlators allows one to discriminate among different SSB phases characterized by spin-charge separation. As a particular example, we test our prediction on a 1D extended Fermi-Hubbard model, where the competition between local and nonlocal couplings gives rise to three different SSB phases: a charge density wave, a bond-ordering wave, and an antiferromagnet. Our numerical analysis shows that this approach can accurately capture the presence of these different SSB phases, thus representing an alternative and powerful strategy to characterize strongly interacting quantum matter.
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spelling doaj-art-db4156ef533b47bab8ca3b80ced292dc2024-11-22T15:33:04ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review Research2643-15642024-11-0164L04204810.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042048Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurementsKerman Gallego-LizarribarSergi Julià-FarréMaciej LewensteinChristof WeitenbergLuca BarbieroJavier Argüello-LuengoSpontaneously symmetry-broken (SSB) phases are locally ordered states of matter characterizing a large variety of physical systems. Because of their specific ordering, their presence is usually witnessed by means of local order parameters. Here, we propose an alternative approach based on statistical correlations of noise after the ballistic expansion of an atomic cloud. We indeed demonstrate that probing such noise correlators allows one to discriminate among different SSB phases characterized by spin-charge separation. As a particular example, we test our prediction on a 1D extended Fermi-Hubbard model, where the competition between local and nonlocal couplings gives rise to three different SSB phases: a charge density wave, a bond-ordering wave, and an antiferromagnet. Our numerical analysis shows that this approach can accurately capture the presence of these different SSB phases, thus representing an alternative and powerful strategy to characterize strongly interacting quantum matter.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042048
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Christof Weitenberg
Luca Barbiero
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Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
Physical Review Research
title Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
title_full Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
title_fullStr Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
title_full_unstemmed Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
title_short Probing spontaneously symmetry-broken phases with spin-charge separation through noise correlation measurements
title_sort probing spontaneously symmetry broken phases with spin charge separation through noise correlation measurements
url http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.6.L042048
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