AC Josephson effect between two superfluid time crystals
arXiv:2003.06313 · doi:10.1038/s41563-020-0780-y
Abstract
Quantum time crystals are systems characterised by spontaneously emerging periodic order in the time domain. A range of such phases has been reported. The concept has even been discussed in popular literature, and deservedly so: while the first speculation on a phase of broken time translation symmetry did not use the name "time crystal", it was later adopted from 1980's popular culture. For the physics community, however, the ultimate qualification of a new concept is its ability to provide predictions and insight. Confirming that time crystals manifest the basic dynamics of quantum mechanics is a necessary step in that direction. We study two adjacent quantum time crystals experimentally. The time crystals, realised by two magnon condensates in superfluid He-B, exchange magnons leading to opposite-phase oscillations in their populations -- AC Josephson effect -- while the defining periodic motion remains phase coherent throughout the experiment.
arXiv comment7 pages, 2 figures
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