Nonmesonic Quantum Many-Body Scars in a 1D Lattice Gauge Theory
arXiv:2303.13156 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.132.230403
Abstract
We investigate the meson excitations (particle-antiparticle bound states) in quantum many-body scars of a 1D lattice gauge theory coupled to a dynamical spin- chain as a matter field. By introducing a string representation of the physical Hilbert space, we express a scar state as a superposition of all string bases with an identical string number and a total length . For the small- scar state , the gauge-invariant spin exchange correlation function of the matter field hosts an exponential decay as the distance increases, indicating the existence of stable mesons. However, for large , the correlation function exhibits a power-law decay, signaling the emergence of nonmesonic excitations. Furthermore, we show that this mesonic-nonmesonic crossover can be detected by the quench dynamics, starting from two low-entangled initial states, respectively, which are experimentally feasible in quantum simulators. Our results expand the physics of quantum many-body scars in lattice gauge theories and reveal that the nonmesonic state can also manifest ergodicity breaking.
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