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Occupation-Dependent Particle Separation in One-Dimensional Non-Hermitian Lattices
1Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Quantum Metrology and Sensing, and School of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-Sen University (Zhuhai Campus), Zhuhai 519082, China.
Physical Review Letters
|March 15, 2024
Summary
We discovered occupation-dependent particle separation in hardcore bosons due to non-Hermitian pumping. This phenomenon allows for spatial separation of paired and unpaired particles, opening new avenues in non-Hermitian physics.
Area of Science:
- Quantum physics
- Condensed matter physics
- Many-body systems
Background:
- Non-Hermitian systems exhibit unique phenomena due to particle loss or gain.
- Many-body interactions in quantum systems lead to complex behaviors.
- Non-Hermitian skin effect (NHSE) describes the localization of bulk states at boundaries.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the interplay between non-Hermiticity and many-body physics.
- To explore occupation-dependent particle separation in hardcore bosons.
- To understand the emergence of novel non-Hermitian phases.
Main Methods:
- Theoretical modeling of hardcore bosons in a 1D lattice with non-Hermitian pumping.
- Analysis of many-body eigenstates and their energy spectra in the complex plane.
- Calculation of local sublattice correlation and entanglement entropy.
Main Results:
- A novel phenomenon of occupation-dependent particle separation was identified.
- Paired and unpaired hardcore bosons exhibit opposite non-Hermitian pumping directions.
- Intracell interactions lead to energy splitting and formation of separable clusters in the complex energy plane.
- Occupation-dependent NHSE was confirmed through correlation and entanglement measures.
- Dynamically, uni- or bidirectional pumping allows spatial separation of particles.
Conclusions:
- The study reveals exotic phenomena arising from non-Hermiticity and many-body interactions.
- Occupation-dependent NHSE offers a mechanism for controlling particle spatial configurations.
- This work paves the way for designing novel non-Hermitian phases in various quantum subsystems.
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