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most citedLattice gauge theories and string dynamics in Rydberg atom quantum simulators

277 citations · 1.7k across the 37 of their papers we have counts for

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38 papers

cond-mat.stat-mech2026

Interface phases and dynamics in two-dimensional quantum magnets: A "holographic" approach from universality to quantum simulation

Abhishodh Prakash, Jaydev Singh Rao, Siddharth A. Parameswaran +1

We introduce a framework to classify quantum phases, phase transitions, and non-equilibrium dynamics of interfaces separating ordered bulk domains in 2D quantum magnets - equivalen…

cond-mat.str-el2026

Multibath Influence Matrices: Universal Scaling from Real-Time Dynamics

Matan Lotem, Michael Sonner, Valentin Link +2

Diverging timescales are the hallmark of critical dynamics and the bottleneck to their classical and quantum simulation. To tame this, we compress a spacetime tensor network: tempo…

math-ph2026

Stark localization of interacting particles

Wojciech De Roeck, Amirali Hannani, Alessio Lerose +1

We consider N interacting quantum particles on a one-dimensional lattice, and subjected to an external linear potential. For N = 1, the corresponding Hamiltonian is explicitly diag…

quant-ph2025

Temporal entanglement transition in chaotic quantum many-body dynamics

Ilya Vilkoviskiy, Michael Sonner, Qi Camm Huang +3

Temporal entanglement (TE) of an influence matrix (IM) has been proposed as a measure of complexity of simulating dynamics of local observables in a many-body system. Foligno et al…

quant-ph2025

Running Quantum Computers in Discovery Mode

Aydin Deger, Benedikt Placke, G. J. Sreejith +2

Using a 36-qubit quantum processor, we demonstrate that, by operating in conjunction with a classical machine learning agent, quantum computers can discover instances of interestin…

quant-ph2025

Quantum simulation of bubble nucleation across a quantum phase transition

De Luo, Federica Maria Surace, Arinjoy De +8

The liquid-vapor transition is a classic example of a discontinuous (first-order) phase transition. Such transitions underlie many phenomena in cosmology, nuclear and particle phys…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

String-Breaking Dynamics in Quantum Adiabatic and Diabatic Processes

Federica Maria Surace, Alessio Lerose, Or Katz +10

Confinement prohibits isolation of color charges, e.g., quarks, in nature via a process called string breaking: the separation of two charges results in an increase in the energy o…

quant-ph2024★ 3 cited

Observation of string-breaking dynamics in a quantum simulator

Arinjoy De, Alessio Lerose, De Luo +10

Spontaneous particle-pair formation is a fundamental phenomenon in nature. It can, for example, appear when the potential energy between two particles increases with separation, as…

quant-ph2024

Simulating Schwinger model dynamics with quasi-one-dimensional qubit arrays

Alessio Lerose

Real-time dynamics of the Schwinger model provide an effective description of quark confinement out of equilibrium, routinely employed to model hadronization processes in particle-…

quant-ph2024

Simulating Meson Scattering on Spin Quantum Simulators

Elizabeth R. Bennewitz, Brayden Ware, Alexander Schuckert +11

Studying high-energy collisions of composite particles, such as hadrons and nuclei, is an outstanding goal for quantum simulators. However, preparation of hadronic wave packets has…

cond-mat.str-el2023★ 18 cited

Theory of robust quantum many-body scars in long-range interacting systems

Alessio Lerose, Tommaso Parolini, Rosario Fazio +2

Quantum many-body scars (QMBS) are exceptional energy eigenstates of quantum many-body systems associated with violations of thermalization for special non-equilibrium initial stat…

cond-mat.quant-gas2023★ 68 cited

Out-of-equilibrium dynamics of quantum many-body systems with long-range interactions

Nicolò Defenu, Alessio Lerose, Silvia Pappalardi

Experimental progress in atomic, molecular, and optical platforms in the last decade has stimulated strong and broad interest in the quantum coherent dynamics of many long-range in…

cond-mat.str-el2023★ 16 cited

Equilibrium Quantum Impurity Problems via Matrix Product State Encoding of the Retarded Action

Benedikt Kloss, Julian Thoenniss, Michael Sonner +6

In the dimensional imaginary-time path integral formulation of quantum impurity problems, the retarded action encodes the hybridization of the impurity with the bath. In this…

cond-mat.str-el2022★ 64 cited

An efficient method for quantum impurity problems out of equilibrium

Julian Thoenniss, Michael Sonner, Alessio Lerose +1

We introduce an efficient method to simulate dynamics of an interacting quantum impurity coupled to non-interacting fermionic reservoirs. Viewing the impurity as an open quantum sy…

cond-mat.stat-mech2022★ 19 cited

Interface dynamics in the two-dimensional quantum Ising model

Federico Balducci, Andrea Gambassi, Alessio Lerose +2

In a recent paper [Phys. Rev. Lett. 129, 120601] we have shown that the dynamics of interfaces, in the symmetry-broken phase of the two-dimensional ferromagnetic quantum Ising mode…

cond-mat.str-el2022★ 56 cited

Non-equilibrium quantum impurity problems via matrix-product states in the temporal domain

Julian Thoenniss, Alessio Lerose, Dmitry A. Abanin

Describing a quantum impurity coupled to one or more non-interacting fermionic reservoirs is a paradigmatic problem in quantum many-body physics. While historically the focus has b…

cond-mat.stat-mech2022

Localization and melting of interfaces in the two-dimensional quantum Ising model

Federico Balducci, Andrea Gambassi, Alessio Lerose +2

We study the non-equilibrium evolution of coexisting ferromagnetic domains in the two-dimensional quantum Ising model -- a setup relevant in several contexts, from quantum nucleati…

quant-ph2022★ 38 cited

Overcoming the entanglement barrier in quantum many-body dynamics via space-time duality

Alessio Lerose, Michael Sonner, Dmitry A. Abanin

Describing non-equilibrium properties of quantum many-body systems is challenging due to high entanglement in the wavefunction. We describe evolution of local observables via the i…

cond-mat.stat-mech2021★ 74 cited

Temporal entanglement, quasiparticles and the role of interactions

Giacomo Giudice, Giuliano Giudici, Michael Sonner +4

In quantum many-body dynamics admitting a description in terms of non-interacting quasiparticles, the Feynman-Vernon influence matrix (IM), encoding the effect of the system on the…

cond-mat.stat-mech2021★ 7 cited

Intertwining of lasing and superradiance under spintronic pumping

Oksana Chelpanova, Alessio Lerose, Shu Zhang +3

We introduce a quantum optics platform featuring the minimal ingredients for the description of a spintronically pumped magnon condensate, which we use to promote driven-dissipativ…

cond-mat.stat-mech2021★ 48 cited

Discrete time-crystalline response stabilized by domain-wall confinement

Mario Collura, Andrea De Luca, Davide Rossini +1

Discrete time crystals represent a paradigmatic nonequilibrium phase of periodically driven matter. Protecting its emergent spatiotemporal order necessitates a mechanism that hinde…

cond-mat.quant-gas2021★ 33 cited

Dynamical scaling of correlations generated by short- and long-range dissipation

Kushal Seetharam, Alessio Lerose, Rosario Fazio +1

We study the spatio-temporal spreading of correlations in an ensemble of spins due to dissipation characterized by short- and long-range spatial profiles. We consider systems initi…

quant-ph2021★ 43 cited

Scaling of temporal entanglement in proximity to integrability

Alessio Lerose, Michael Sonner, Dmitry A. Abanin

Describing dynamics of quantum many-body systems is a formidable challenge due to rapid generation of quantum entanglement between remote degrees of freedom. A promising approach t…

quant-ph2021★ 2 cited

Influence functional of many-body systems: temporal entanglement and matrix-product state representation

Michael Sonner, Alessio Lerose, Dmitry A. Abanin

Feynman-Vernon influence functional (IF) was originally introduced to describe the effect of a quantum environment on the dynamics of an open quantum system. We apply the IF approa…