: We introduce the concept of seeding of crystallization in time by studying the dynamics of an ensemble of coupled continuous time crystals. We demonstrate that a single subsystem in a broken-symmetry phase acting as a nucleation center may induce time-translation symmetry breaking across the entire ensemble. Seeding is observed for both coherent and dissipative coupling, as well as for a broad range of parameter regimes. In the spirit of mutual synchronization, we investigate the parameter regime where all subsystems are in the broken-symmetry phase. We observe that more broadly detuned time crystals require weaker coupling strength to be synchronized. This is in contrast to basic knowledge from classical as well as quantum synchronization theory. We show that this surprising observation is a direct consequence of the seeding effect.

Seeding Crystallization in Time / Hajdušek, Michal; Solanki, Parvinder; Fazio, Rosario; Vinjanampathy, Sai. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 128:8(2022), p. 080603. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.080603]

Seeding Crystallization in Time

Fazio, Rosario;
2022

Abstract

: We introduce the concept of seeding of crystallization in time by studying the dynamics of an ensemble of coupled continuous time crystals. We demonstrate that a single subsystem in a broken-symmetry phase acting as a nucleation center may induce time-translation symmetry breaking across the entire ensemble. Seeding is observed for both coherent and dissipative coupling, as well as for a broad range of parameter regimes. In the spirit of mutual synchronization, we investigate the parameter regime where all subsystems are in the broken-symmetry phase. We observe that more broadly detuned time crystals require weaker coupling strength to be synchronized. This is in contrast to basic knowledge from classical as well as quantum synchronization theory. We show that this surprising observation is a direct consequence of the seeding effect.
2022
Seeding Crystallization in Time / Hajdušek, Michal; Solanki, Parvinder; Fazio, Rosario; Vinjanampathy, Sai. - In: PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS. - ISSN 0031-9007. - 128:8(2022), p. 080603. [10.1103/PhysRevLett.128.080603]
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