We study
Z3-symmetric Rabi model that describes a three-level system coupled to two bosonic modes. We derive a mapping of the two-mode
Z3 Rabi model onto a qubit-boson ring. This mapping allows us to formulate a realistic implementation of the
Z3 Rabi model based on superconducting qubits. It also provides context for the previously proposed optomechanical implementation of the
Z3 Rabi model. In addition, we propose a physical implementation of the
Z3 Potts model via a coupled chain of
Z3 Rabi models.
We study the square-lattice three-state Potts model with the ferromagnetic next-nearest-neighbor coupling at finite temperature. Using the level-spectroscopy method, we numerically analyze the excitation spectrum of the transfer matrices and precisely determine the global phase diagram. Then we find that, contrary to a previous result based on the finite-size scaling, the massless region continues up to the decoupling point with Z3 x Z3 criticality in the antiferromagnetic region. We also check the universal relations among excitation levels to provide the reliability of our result.