Stability of a quantum skyrmion: projective measurements and the quantum Zeno effect

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العنوان: Stability of a quantum skyrmion: projective measurements and the quantum Zeno effect
المؤلفون: Salvati, Fabio, Katsnelson, Mikhail I., Bagrov, Andrey A., Westerhout, Tom
سنة النشر: 2023
المجموعة: Condensed Matter
Quantum Physics
مصطلحات موضوعية: Quantum Physics, Condensed Matter - Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics, Condensed Matter - Strongly Correlated Electrons
الوصف: Magnetic skyrmions are vortex-like quasiparticles characterized by long lifetime and remarkable topological properties. That makes them a promising candidate for the role of information carriers in magnetic information storage and processing devices. Although considerable progress has been made in studying skyrmions in classical systems, little is known about the quantum case: quantum skyrmions cannot be directly observed by probing the local magnetization of the system, and the notion of topological protection is elusive in the quantum realm. Here, we explore the potential robustness of quantum skyrmions in comparison to their classical counterparts. We theoretically analyze the dynamics of a quantum skyrmion subject to local projective measurements and demonstrate that the properties of the skyrmionic quantum state change very little upon external perturbations. We further show that by performing repetitive measurements on a quantum skyrmion, it can be completely stabilized through an analog of the quantum Zeno effect.
Comment: 7+eps pages, 7 figures; v2: fixed mistake in the definition of rescaled time \tau after Eq.(6)
نوع الوثيقة: Working Paper
URL الوصول: http://arxiv.org/abs/2308.11014
رقم الأكسشن: edsarx.2308.11014
قاعدة البيانات: arXiv