arXiv · 2410.06655
Ring-exchange physics in a chain of three-level ions
Abstract
In the presence of ring exchange interactions, bosons in a ladder-like lattice may form the bosonic analogon of a correlated metal, known as the d-wave Bose liquid (DBL). In this paper, we show that a chain of trapped ions with three internal levels can mimic a ladder-like system constrained to a maximum occupation of one boson per rung. The setup enables tunable ring exchange interactions, transitioning between a polarized regime with all bosons confined to one leg and the DBL regime. The latter state is characterized by a splitting of the peak in the momentum distribution and an oscillating pair correlation function.
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Sourav Biswas, E. Rico, Tobias Grass. 2024-10-09. Ring-exchange physics in a chain of three-level ions. https://doi.org/10.22331/q-2025-04-01-1683
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