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Phase Transitions in Quasi-Periodically Driven Quantum Critical Systems

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Abstract

In this work, we study analytically the phase transitions in quasi-periodically driven quantum critical systems that are described by conformal field theories (CFTs). Compared to previous works on quasi-periodically driven CFTs where no phase transitions were observed, here we propose a new setup where one can observe the heating phase, non-heating phase and the phase transition. The phase diagram as well as the Lyapunov exponents that determine the entanglement entropy evolution can be analytically obtained based on Avila's global theory.

Presenters

  • Jiyuan Fang

    Georgia Institute of Technology

Authors

  • Jiyuan Fang

    Georgia Institute of Technology

  • Qi Zhou

    Nankai University

  • Xueda Wen

    Georgia Institute of Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT