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CunLin Zhang

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arXiv2019

A quantum Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser theorem in the anisotropic Dicke model and its possible implications in the hybrid Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev models

The classical Kolmogorov-Arnold-Moser (KAM) theorem provides the underlying mechanism for the stability of the solar system under some small chaotic perturbations. Despite many previous efforts, any quantum version of the KAM theorem remains elusive In this work, we provide a quantum KAM theorem in the context of the anisotropic Dicke model which is the most important quantum optics model. It describes a single mode of photons coupled to $ N $ qubits with both a rotating wave (RW) term and a counter-RW (CRW) term. As the ratio of the CRW over the RW term increases from zero to one, the systems evolves from quantum integrable to quantum chaotic. We establish a quantum KAM theorem to characterize such a evolution quantitatively by both large $ N $ expansion and Random Matrix Theory and find agreement from the two complementary approaches. Connections and differences between the Dicke models and Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) or hybrid SYK models are examined. Possible Quantum KAM theorem in terms of other quantum chaos criterion such as quantum Lyapunov exponent is also discussed.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2016

Parity oscillations and photon correlation functions in the $ Z_2/U(1) $ Dicke model at a finite number of atoms or qubits

In this work, by using the strong coupling expansion and exact diagonization (ED), we study the $ Z_2/U(1) $ Dicke model with independent rotating wave (RW) coupling $ g $ and counter-rotating wave (CRW) coupling $ g^{\prime} $ at a finite $ N $. This model includes the four standard quantum optics model: Rabi, Dicke, Jaynes-Cummings ( JC ) and Tavis-Cummings (TC) model as its various special limits. We show that in the super-radiant phase, the system's energy levels are grouped into doublets with even and odd parity. Any anisotropy $ β=g/g^{\prime} \neq 1 $ leads to the oscillation of parities in both the ground and excited doublets as the atom-photon coupling strength increases. The oscillations will be pushed to the infinite coupling strength in the isotropic $ Z_2 $ limit $ β=1 $. We find nearly perfect agreements between the strong coupling expansion and the ED in the super-radiant regime. We also compute the photon correlation functions, squeezing spectrum, number correlation functions which can be measured by various standard optical techniques.

cond-mat.quant-gas↗

arXiv2015

Photon Berry phases, Instantons, Schrodinger Cats with oscillating parities and crossover from $ U(1) $ to $ Z_2 $ limit in cavity QED systems

In this work, we study the $ U(1)/Z_2 $ Dicke model at a finite $ N $ by using the $ 1/J $ expansion and exact diagonization. This model includes the four standard quantum optics model as its various special limits. The $ 1/J $ expansions is complementary to the strong coupling expansion used by the authors in arXiv:1512.08581 to study the same model in its dual $ Z_2/U(1) $ representation. We identify 3 regimes of the system's energy levels: the normal, $ U(1) $ and quantum tunneling (QT) regime. The system's energy levels are grouped into doublets which consist of scattering states and Schrodinger Cats with even ( e ) and odd ( o ) parities in the $ U(1) $ and quantum tunneling (QT) regime respectively. In the QT regime, by the WKB method, we find the emergencies of bound states one by one as the interaction strength increases, then investigate a new class of quantum tunneling processes through the instantons between the two bound states in the compact photon phase. It is the Berry phase interference effects in the instanton tunneling event which leads to Schrodinger Cats oscillating with even and odd parities in both ground and higher energy bound states. We map out the energy level evolution from the $ U(1) $ to the QT regime and also discuss some duality relations between the energy levels in the two regimes. We also compute the photon correlation functions, squeezing spectrum, number correlation functions in both regimes which can be measured by various experimental techniques. The combinations of the results achieved here by $ 1/J $ expansion and those in arXiv:1512.08581 by strong coupling method lead to rather complete understandings of the $ U(1)/Z_2 $ Dicke model at a finite $ N $ and any anisotropy parameter $ β$.

physics.atom-ph↗

arXiv2015

Comments on "Controlling Discrete and Continuous Symmetries in Superradiant Phase Transitions with Circuit QED Systems "

Recently, the authors of the commented PRL presented the $ N=\infty $ solution of the $ U(1)/Z_2 $ Dicke model studied by us previously. Here we point out that (1) The authors missed an important transformation relating the two parameter regimes, so their separate discussions on the two regimes is redundant. (2) Both $ N=\infty $ classical limit and $ 1/N $ quantum fluctuations have been achieved in two of our previously published papers. It is the $ 1/N $ quantum fluctuations which lead to the non-trivial new quantum phenomena. In view of only a few $ N=2\sim 9 $ qubits inside a circuit QED microwave cavity, they can be tested in near future experiments. (3) Several possible experimental implementations of the $ U(1)/Z_2 $ Dicke model have been proposed before and recently experimentally realized.

cond-mat.str-el↗

arXiv2011

Super-radiance, Berry phase, Photon phase diffusion and Number squeezed state in the $ U(1) $ Dicke (Tavis-Cummings) model

Recently, strong coupling regimes of superconducting qubits or quantum dots inside a micro-wave circuit cavity and BEC atoms inside an optical cavity were achieved experimentally. The strong coupling regimes in these systems were described by the Dicke model. Here, we solve the Dicke model by a $ 1/N $ expansion. In the normal state, we find a $ \sqrt{N} $ behavior of the collective Rabi splitting. In the superradiant phase, we identify an important Berry phase term which has dramatic effects on both the ground state and the excitation spectra of the strongly interacting system. The single photon excitation spectrum has a low energy quantum phase diffusion mode in {\sl imaginary time} with a large spectral weight and also a high energy optical mode with a low spectral weight. The photons are in a number squeezed state which may have wide applications in high sensitive measurements and quantum information processing. Comparisons with exact diagonization studies are made. Possible experimental schemes to realize the superradiant phase are briefly discussed.

physics.optics↗