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arXiv:1610.02972 · Physical Review X

Parametric Instability Rates in Periodically Driven Band Systems

Samuel Lellouch, Marin Bukov, Eugene Demler, Nathan Goldman

Published May 5, 2017• 64 citations
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Abstract

Driving a quantum liquid---by subjecting it to some external force---can generate exotic phases of matter, but such phases are unstable. A suite of mathematical methods reveals the origins of these instabilities and identifies physical manifestations that can be observed in current experiments.
DOI
10.1103/physrevx.7.021015

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