Exact results for spin dynamics and fractionization in the Kitaev Model

We present certain exact analytical results for dynamical spin correlation functions in the Kitaev Model. It is the first result of its kind in non-trivial quantum spin models. The result is also novel: in spite of presence of gapless propagating Majorana fermion excitations, dynamical two spin correlation functions are identically zero beyond nearest neighbor separation, showing existence of a gapless but short range spin liquid. An unusual, \emph{all energy scale fractionization}of a spin -flip quanta, into two infinitely massive $\pi$-fluxes and a dynamical Majorana fermion, is shown to occur. As the Kitaev Model exemplifies topological quantum computation, our result presents new insights into qubit dynamics and generation of topological excitations.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures. Typose corrected, figure made better, clarifying statements and references adde

Decoherence Free Subspace and entanglement by interaction with a common squeezed bath

In this work we find explicitly the decoherence free subspace (DFS) for a two two-level system in a common squeezed vacuum bath. We also find an orthogonal basis for the DFS composed of a symmetrical and an antisymmetrical (under particle permutation) entangled state. For any initial symmetrical state, the master equation has one stationary state which is the symmetrical entangled decoherence free state. In this way, one can generate entanglement via common squeezed bath of the two systems. If the initial state does not have a definite parity, the stationary state depends strongly on the initial conditions of the system and it has a statistical mixture of states which belong to the DFS. We also study the effect of the coupling between the two-level systems on the DFS.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figur

Zeta functions and Dynamical Systems

In this brief note we present a very simple strategy to investigate dynamical determinants for uniformly hyperbolic systems. The construction builds on the recent introduction of suitable functional spaces which allow to transform simple heuristic arguments in rigorous ones. Although the results so obtained are not exactly optimal the straightforwardness of the argument makes it noticeable.Comment: 7 pages, no figuer

Connection Formulae for Asymptotics of Solutions of the Degenerate Third Painlev\'{e} Equation. I

The degenerate third Painlev\'{e} equation, $u^{\prime \prime} = \frac{(u^{\prime})^{2}}{u} - \frac{u^{\prime}}{\tau} + \frac{1}{\tau}(-8 \epsilon u^{2} + 2ab) + \frac{b^{2}}{u}$, where $\epsilon,b \in \mathbb{R}$, and $a \in \mathbb{C}$, and the associated tau-function are studied via the Isomonodromy Deformation Method. Connection formulae for asymptotics of the general as $\tau \to \pm 0$ and $\pm i0$ solution and general regular as $\tau \to \pm \infty$ and $\pm i \infty$ solution are obtained.Comment: 40 pages, LaTeX2

Exploring Contractor Renormalization: Tests on the 2-D Heisenberg Antiferromagnet and Some New Perspectives

Contractor Renormalization (CORE) is a numerical renormalization method for Hamiltonian systems that has found applications in particle and condensed matter physics. There have been few studies, however, on further understanding of what exactly it does and its convergence properties. The current work has two main objectives. First, we wish to investigate the convergence of the cluster expansion for a two-dimensional Heisenberg Antiferromagnet(HAF). This is important because the linked cluster expansion used to evaluate this formula non-perturbatively is not controlled by a small parameter. Here we present a study of three different blocking schemes which reveals some surprises and in particular, leads us to suggest a scheme for defining successive terms in the cluster expansion. Our second goal is to present some new perspectives on CORE in light of recent developments to make it accessible to more researchers, including those in Quantum Information Science. We make some comparison to entanglement-based approaches and discuss how it may be possible to improve or generalize the method.Comment: Completely revised version accepted by Phy Rev B; 13 pages with added material on entropy in COR

Perturbed Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev Model: A Polaron in the Hyperbolic Plane

We study the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK₄) model with a weak SYK₂ term of magnitude Γ beyond the simplest perturbative limit considered previously. For intermediate values of the perturbation strength, J/N ≪ Γ ≪ J/√N, fluctuations of the Schwarzian mode are suppressed, and the SYK₄ mean-field solution remains valid beyond the timescale t₀ ∼ N/J up to t∗∼J/Γ². The out-of-time-order correlation function displays at short time intervals exponential growth with maximal Lyapunov exponent 2πT, but its prefactor scales as T at low temperatures T ≤ Γ

Perturbed Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model: a polaron in the hyperbolic plane

We study the SYK$_4$ model with a weak SYK$_2$ term of magnitude $\Gamma$ beyond the simplest perturbative limit considered previously. For intermediate values of the perturbation strength, $J/N \ll \Gamma \ll J/\sqrt{N}$, fluctuations of the Schwarzian mode are suppressed, and the SYK$_4$ mean-field solution remains valid beyond the timescale $t_0 \sim N/J$ up to $t_* \sim J/\Gamma^2$. Out-of-time-order correlation function displays at short time intervals exponential growth with maximal Lyapunov exponent $2\pi T$, but its prefactor scales as $T$ at low temperatures $T \leq \Gamma$.Comment: 12 page

Modulated Floquet Topological Insulators

Floquet topological insulators are topological phases of matter generated by the application of time-periodic perturbations on otherwise conventional insulators. We demonstrate that spatial variations in the time-periodic potential lead to localized quasi-stationary states in two-dimensional systems. These states include one-dimensional interface modes at the nodes of the external potential, and fractionalized excitations at vortices of the external potential. We also propose a setup by which light can induce currents in these systems. We explain these results by showing a close analogy to px+ipy superconductors