Non-hermitian physics

Y Ashida, Z Gong, M Ueda - Advances in Physics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
A review is given on the foundations and applications of non-Hermitian classical and
quantum physics. First, key theorems and central concepts in non-Hermitian linear algebra …

Universal high-frequency behavior of periodically driven systems: from dynamical stabilization to Floquet engineering

M Bukov, L D'Alessio, A Polkovnikov - Advances in Physics, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
We give a general overview of the high-frequency regime in periodically driven systems and
identify three distinct classes of driving protocols in which the infinite-frequency Floquet …

Entanglement phase transitions in measurement-only dynamics

M Ippoliti, MJ Gullans, S Gopalakrishnan, DA Huse… - Physical Review X, 2021 - APS
Unitary circuits subject to repeated projective measurements can undergo an entanglement
phase transition (EPT) as a function of the measurement rate. This transition is generally …

Observation of many-body localization of interacting fermions in a quasirandom optical lattice

M Schreiber, SS Hodgman, P Bordia, HP Lüschen… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Many-body localization (MBL), the disorder-induced localization of interacting particles,
signals a breakdown of conventional thermodynamics because MBL systems do not …

Measurement-induced dark state phase transitions in long-ranged fermion systems

T Müller, S Diehl, M Buchhold - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We identify an unconventional algebraic scaling phase in the quantum dynamics of long-
range hopping, free fermions, which are exposed to continuous local measurements. The …

Keldysh field theory for driven open quantum systems

LM Sieberer, M Buchhold, S Diehl - Reports on Progress in …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
Recent experimental developments in diverse areas—ranging from cold atomic gases to
light-driven semiconductors to microcavity arrays—move systems into the focus which are …

Realizing the Harper Hamiltonian with laser-assisted tunneling in optical lattices

H Miyake, GA Siviloglou, CJ Kennedy, WC Burton… - Physical review …, 2013 - APS
We experimentally implement the Harper Hamiltonian for neutral particles in optical lattices
using laser-assisted tunneling and a potential energy gradient provided by gravity or …

Quantum trajectories and open many-body quantum systems

AJ Daley - Advances in Physics, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The study of open quantum systems–microscopic systems exhibiting quantum coherence
that are coupled to their environment–has become increasingly important in the past years …

Quantum simulations with ultracold quantum gases

I Bloch, J Dalibard, S Nascimbene - Nature Physics, 2012 - nature.com
Ultracold quantum gases offer a unique setting for quantum simulation of interacting many-
body systems. The high degree of controllability, the novel detection possibilities and the …

Observation of many-body localization in a one-dimensional system with a single-particle mobility edge

T Kohlert, S Scherg, X Li, HP Lüschen, S Das Sarma… - Physical review …, 2019 - APS
We experimentally study many-body localization (MBL) with ultracold atoms in a weak one-
dimensional quasiperiodic potential, which in the noninteracting limit exhibits an …