Prethermalization without Temperature
David J. Luitz, Roderich Moessner, S. L. Sondhi, Vedika Khemani
Abstract
Optimal application of a magnetic field can increase the lifetime of transient time crystals by orders of magnitude, and autocorrelation functions can distinguish transient time crystals from infinitely long-lived ones.
Topics & Concepts
Transient (computer programming)AutocorrelationCondensed matter physicsMagnetic fieldMaterials scienceField (mathematics)Statistical physicsPhysicsTransient analysisComputational physicsNoise (video)Steady state (chemistry)Computer scienceWork (physics)Quantum many-body systemsTopological Materials and PhenomenaQuasicrystal Structures and Properties