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Zhongshan Su1, Yuqi Qing2, Yuan Jiang1
1Beijing Normal University, School of Systems Science & Institute of Nonequilibrium Systems, Beijing 100875, China.
Abstract:
We investigate the critical phenomena of the asymmetric quantum Rabi model (AQRM), where parity symmetry is broken by an external bias. Through both analytical and numerical calculations, we identify second-order and first-order phase transitions, with the latter absent in the standard quantum Rabi model. We derive an analytical two-variable scaling function that describes the finite-frequency scaling behavior of the AQRM, and numerical results confirm this framework. The introduction of bias leads to additional critical exponents, including a bias-related critical exponent ν_{h} and susceptibility exponent γ. Moreover, we demonstrate that critical scaling persists even below the conventional critical coupling, indicating the emergence of field-induced quantum criticality. These findings establish a robust theoretical framework for understanding universal quantum criticality in light-matter systems.
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