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arXiv:2610.01167

Vector chiral order and dynamical quantum phase transitions in an Ising chain with dimerized anisotropic Gamma interaction

Yu-Hong Yan, Shi-Qiao Wu, Kun-Liang Zhang

quant-phcond-mat.mes-hallSubmitted Oct 1, 2026• Announced Oct 2, 2026• 0 citations
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Abstract

We investigate a transverse-field Ising chain with dimerized anisotropic Gamma interactions and demonstrate that, both in the absence and presence of Ising interactions, the competition between Gamma anisotropy and the transverse field gives rise to vector chiral order and dynamical quantum phase transitions. The phase diagram comprises positive and negative vector chiral phases and a paramagnetic phase, characterized by the vector spin chirality and the vector chiral order parameter. In the absence of Ising interactions, we identify a gapless critical line that exhibits no finite-size drift, along which the spin-spin correlations and subsystem entanglement entropy display behavior distinct from that of Ising criticality. Furthermore, we find that the critical times of dynamical quantum phase transitions form periodic or aperiodic sequences, depending on the quench path. Our findings highlight how dimerized off-diagonal exchange enriches both equilibrium ordering and dynamical critical behavior in a quantum Ising chain.

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