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arXiv:2010.10535 · PRX Quantum

Fate of Quantum Many-Body Scars in the Presence of Disorder

Ian Mondragon-Shem, Maxim Vavilov, Ivar Martin

Published Sep 23, 2021• 45 citations
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Abstract

The role of disorder in quantum simulators that implement many-body scars ---a phenomenon that avoids thermalization--- is investigated, showing that robust scar signatures can be detected in near-term devices.
DOI
10.1103/prxquantum.2.030349

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