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Area of Science:

  • Quantum physics
  • Condensed matter physics
  • Quantum information science

Background:

  • Symmetries play a crucial role in understanding nature and advanced technologies.
  • Symmetry-broken states are relevant in quantum technology applications.
  • Discrete time crystals (DTCs) are a novel quantum state of matter in periodically driven systems, typically studied with uniform errors.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore a new paradigm of nonuniform rotation errors in quantum systems.
  • To investigate the coexistence of different phases of matter in spatially defined regions.
  • To study chimeralike phases arising from inherent symmetries.

Main Methods:

  • Consideration of a quantum spin network with long-range interactions.
  • Application of different driving operations to distinct regions of the network.
  • Analysis of systems with nonuniform rotation errors.

Main Results:

  • Discovery of two distinct phases of matter coexisting in well-defined spatial regions.
  • Observation of a system where one region exhibits discrete time crystal (DTC) behavior, while the second region is ferromagnetic.
  • Demonstration of chimeralike phases enabled by inherent symmetries and nonuniform driving.

Conclusions:

  • Nonuniform errors can lead to the emergence of novel, spatially segregated phases of matter.
  • The study introduces a new paradigm for realizing chimeralike phases in quantum systems.
  • This research opens new avenues for exploring complex quantum states and their applications.