Interferometric measurements of many-body topological invariants using mobile impurities

Topological quantum phases cannot be characterized by Ginzburg–Landau type order parameters, and are instead described by non-local topological invariants. Experimental platforms capable of realizing such exotic states now include synthetic many-body systems such as ultracold atoms or photons. Uniqu...

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Main Authors: Grusdt, F., Yao, N. Y., Abanin, D., Fleischhauer, M., Demler, E.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4915020/