Topological phonons in arrays of ultracold dipolar particles

Autor: Marco Di Liberto, Andreas Kruckenhauser, Peter Zoller, Mikhail A. Baranov
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Quantum, Vol 6, p 731 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2521-327X
DOI: 10.22331/q-2022-06-07-731
Popis: The notion of topology in physical systems is associated with the existence of a nonlocal ordering that is insensitive to a large class of perturbations. This brings robustness to the behaviour of the system and can serve as a ground for developing new fault-tolerant applications. We discuss how to design and study a large variety of topology-related phenomena for phonon-like collective modes in arrays of ultracold polarized dipolar particles. These modes are coherently propagating vibrational excitations, corresponding to oscillations of particles around their equilibrium positions, which exist in the regime where long-range interactions dominate over single-particle motion. We demonstrate that such systems offer a distinct and versatile tool to investigate a wide range of topological effects in a $\textit{single experimental setup}$ with a chosen underlying crystal structure by simply controlling the anisotropy of the interactions via the orientation of the external polarizing field. Our results show that arrays of dipolar particles provide a promising unifying platform to investigate topological phenomena with phononic modes.
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