Quantum criticality in sub-Ohmic systems with three competing terms: beyond conventional spin-boson physics

This paper systematically investigates quantum phase transitions in sub-Ohmic spin-boson systems with three competing terms using variational calculations, revealing a rich phase diagram that includes a novel U(1)-symmetric phase and a multi-stage transition sequence at low tunneling strengths, thereby extending beyond conventional spin-boson physics.

Nengji Zhou, Yulong Shen, Zhe SunTue, 10 Ma⚛️ quant-ph

Frustrated Rydberg Atom Arrays Meet Cavity-QED: Emergence of the Superradiant Clock Phase

Using large-scale quantum Monte Carlo simulations, this study reveals that infinite-range light-matter interactions in frustrated Rydberg atom triangular arrays lift ground-state degeneracy to induce a novel superradiant clock phase, replacing fragile classical order-by-disorder with a first-order transition driven by nonzero photon density and nonlocal ring exchange interactions.

Ying Liang, Bao-Yun Dong, Zi-Jian Xiong, Xue-Feng ZhangThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Efficient Application of Tensor Network Operators to Tensor Network States

This paper introduces a Cholesky-based compression (CBC) algorithm that efficiently applies tree tensor network operators to tree tensor network states, demonstrating runtime performance superior to most established methods while maintaining accuracy comparable to state-of-the-art techniques in both random benchmarks and realistic circuit simulations.

Richard M. Milbradt, Shuo Sun, Christian B. Mendl, Johnnie Gray, Garnet K. -L. ChanThu, 12 Ma⚛️ quant-ph

Universal Dynamics with Globally Controlled Analog Quantum Simulators

This paper establishes the theoretical universality of analog quantum simulators under global control, introduces a direct quantum optimal control framework to bridge theory with experimental reality, and demonstrates the successful engineering of complex multi-body interactions and topological dynamics on a Rydberg-atom array.

Hong-Ye Hu, Abigail McClain Gomez, Liyuan Chen, Aaron Trowbridge, Andy J. Goldschmidt, Zachary Manchester, Frederic T. Chong, Arthur Jaffe, Susanne F. YelinThu, 12 Ma⚛️ quant-ph

Two-Body Solution and Instabilities along Streda Lines in Moire Flat Bands

This paper investigates the stability and excitation properties of topological states in moiré flat bands modeled as opposite-Chern Landau levels under external magnetic fields, revealing interaction-driven phase transitions and spin-flip instabilities along Streda lines while introducing a novel "center-of-charge" basis to exactly solve the two-body problem with unequal magnetic fields, thereby extending Haldane pseudopotentials to capture non-monotonic interaction structures.

Guopeng Xu, Chunli HuangThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Dissipation- versus Chaos-Induced Relaxation in Non-Markovian Quantum Many-Body Systems

This paper investigates an open Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model coupled to a pseudogapped fermionic bath using the Keldysh formalism, revealing a rich dynamical phase diagram where non-Markovian dissipation competes with internal chaos to produce distinct regimes of power-law and exponential relaxation, as well as an intermediate crossover phase.

Gabriel Almeida, Pedro Ribeiro, Masudul Haque, Lucas SáThu, 12 Ma⚛️ quant-ph

Pairing and charge distribution in Emery ladders preserving the ratio of Cu to O atoms

Using the density-matrix renormalization group method, this study demonstrates that Emery ladders preserving the Cu-to-O ratio transition from charge-transfer insulators to Luther-Emery liquids with enhanced pairing upon doping, successfully reproducing the relationships between charge distribution, pairing strength, and interactions observed in both two-dimensional models and experiments.

Gökmen Polat (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany), Eric Jeckelmann (Institute of Theoretical Physics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany)Thu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Theory of Many-Body Multipole Operators in Single-Centered Electron Systems: Two-Body Toroidal Monopoles in Spinless Orbitals

This paper extends the multipole formalism from one-body to many-body operator spaces by utilizing spherical tensor fermionic operators and exterior algebra to systematically classify interacting systems, revealing that electric and magnetic toroidal monopoles emerge in spinless many-body systems despite being absent in single-particle hybrid orbital spaces.

Shingo Kuniyoshi, Rikuto Oiwa, Satoru HayamiThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Observation of Kondo hybridization wave in UTe2

Using scanning tunneling microscopy, researchers report the first experimental observation of a translational-symmetry-breaking Kondo hybridization wave on the surface of the heavy-fermion superconductor UTe2, revealing a new ordered phase that coexists with superconductivity and offers fresh insights into the material's unconventional pairing mechanism.

Xin Yu, Shuikang Yu, Zheyu Wu, Alexander G. Eaton, Andrej Cabala, Michal Vališka, Jun Li, Rui Zhou, Yi-feng Yang, Zhenyu Wang, Peijie Sun, Rui WuThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya-driven instabilities in square-kagome quantum antiferromagnets

By combining *ab initio* calculations with generalized Schwinger-boson mean-field theory, this study demonstrates that while exchange coupling to decorating sites stabilizes a gapped quantum-paramagnetic phase in the square-kagome antiferromagnet Na6_6Cu7_7BiO4_4(PO4_4)4_4Cl3_3, symmetry-allowed Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interactions suppress the spinon gap and drive the system toward a magnetic instability.

Leonid S. Taran, Arnaud Ralko, Fedor V. Temnikov, Vladimir V. Mazurenko, Sergey V. Streltsov, Yasir IqbalThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Black hole as a multipartite entangler: multi-entropy in AdS3{}_3/CFT2{}_2

This paper investigates multipartite entanglement in pure BTZ black hole states within AdS3_3/CFT2_2 using multi-entropy and Steiner trees, revealing a high-temperature volume-law scaling for genuine tripartite entanglement, a phase transition when a subsystem exceeds half the total size, and nontrivial radial cutoff dependencies that contrast with vacuum AdS3_3 behavior.

Takanori Anegawa, Shota Suzuki, Kotaro TamaokaThu, 12 Ma⚛️ hep-th

Persistent short-range charge correlations revealed by ultrafast melting of electronic order in YBa2_2Cu3_3O6+x_{6+x}

Using ultrafast resonant X-ray scattering, researchers discovered that photo-excitation in YBa2_2Cu3_3O6.67_{6.67} selectively melts long-range charge density wave order while revealing persistent short-range correlations, thereby demonstrating a method to disentangle coexisting electronic orders based on their distinct fluence thresholds and recovery timescales.

C. Seo, L. Shen, A. N. Petsch, S. Wandel, V. Esposito, J. D. Koralek, G. L. Dakovski, M-F. Lin, S. P. Moeller, W. F. Schlotter, A. H. Reid, M. P. Minitti, R. Liang, D. Bonn, W. Hardy, A. Damascelli, C. Giannetti, E. H. da Silva Neto, J. J. Turner, F. Boschini, G. CoslovichThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Bridging Microscopic Constructions and Continuum Topological Field Theory of Three-Dimensional Non-Abelian Topological Order

This paper systematically bridges the gap between continuum topological field theory and microscopic lattice constructions of three-dimensional non-Abelian topological orders by explicitly deriving fusion and shrinking rules for the D4\mathbb{D}_4 quantum double model, thereby establishing a precise correspondence with a BFBF field theory with an AABAAB twist and resolving long-standing skepticism regarding its microscopic realizability.

Yizhou Huang, Zhi-Feng Zhang, Qing-Rui Wang, Peng YeThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Probing Quantum Anomalous Hall States in Twisted Bilayer WSe2 via Attractive Polaron Spectroscopy

This study provides the first direct evidence of a tunable Quantum Anomalous Hall state with spontaneous ferromagnetism in twisted bilayer WSe2 by utilizing polarization-resolved attractive polaron spectroscopy to observe time-reversal symmetry breaking and confirm a Chern number of C=1.

Beini Gao, Mahdi Ghafariasl, Mahmoud Jalali Mehrabad, Tsung-Sheng Huang, Lifu Zhang, Deric Session, Pranshoo Upadhyay, Rundong Ma, Ghadah Alshalan, Daniel Gustavo Suárez Forero, Supratik Sarkar, Suji Park, Houk Jang, Kenji Watanabe, Takashi Taniguchi, Ming Xie, You Zhou, Mohammad HafeziThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall

Electronic Structure and Resonant Circular Dichroism of La0.7_{0.7}Sr0.3_{0.3}MnO3_3 from Soft X-ray Angle-Resolved Photoemission

This study utilizes soft X-ray angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy to map the electronic band structure of a (111)-oriented La0.7_{0.7}Sr0.3_{0.3}MnO3_3 thin film, confirming theoretical predictions and demonstrating pronounced momentum-resolved magnetic circular dichroism at the Mn L-edge as a powerful tool for investigating unconventional magnetism.

Øyvind Finnseth, Damian Brzozowski, Anders Christian Mathisen, Stefanie Suzanne Brinkman, Xin Liang Tan, Fabian Gohler, Benjamin A. D. Williamson, Kristoffer Eggestad, Meng-Jie Huang, Jens Buck, Moritz Hoesch, Kai Rossnagel, Sverre M. Selbach, Hendrik Bentmann, Ingrid HallsteinsenThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mtrl-sci

Ab initio quantum embedding description of magic angle twisted bilayer graphene at even-integer fillings

This paper presents an ab initio quantum embedding workflow that derives interacting flat-band Hamiltonians for magic angle twisted bilayer graphene, revealing robust insulating states at ν=0\nu=0 and +2+2 while uncovering a fragile semimetal with Kekulé modulation at ν=2\nu=-2 and explaining the resulting particle-hole asymmetry through momentum-dependent single-particle renormalizations.

Raehyun Kim, Woochang Kim, Kevin D. Stubbs, Steven G. Louie, Lin LinThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat

Beyond spin-1/2: Multipolar spin-orbit coupling in noncentrosymmetric crystals with time-reversal symmetry

This paper develops a symmetry-adapted multipolar kp\mathbf{k}\cdot\mathbf{p} theory for noncentrosymmetric C3vC_{3v} crystals in the strong spin-orbit coupling limit, revealing that multipolar interactions for j>1/2j>1/2 reshape Fermi surfaces and create distinct total-angular-momentum textures that lead to nonmonotonic, enhanced Edelstein effects in heavy-element materials.

Masoud Bahari, Kristian Mæland, Carsten Timm, Björn TrauzettelThu, 12 Ma🔬 cond-mat.mes-hall