Observation of a discrete time crystal

J. Zhang (), P. W. Hess, A. Kyprianidis, P. Becker, A. Lee, J. Smith, G. Pagano, I.-D. Potirniche, A. C. Potter, A. Vishwanath, N. Y. Yao and C. Monroe
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J. Zhang: Joint Quantum Institute
P. W. Hess: Joint Quantum Institute
A. Kyprianidis: Joint Quantum Institute
P. Becker: Joint Quantum Institute
A. Lee: Joint Quantum Institute
J. Smith: Joint Quantum Institute
G. Pagano: Joint Quantum Institute
I.-D. Potirniche: University of California Berkeley
A. C. Potter: University of Texas at Austin
A. Vishwanath: University of California Berkeley
N. Y. Yao: University of California Berkeley
C. Monroe: Joint Quantum Institute

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7644, 217-220

Abstract: A time crystal is a state of matter that shows robust oscillations in time, and although forbidden in equilibrium, a discrete time crystal has now been observed in a periodically driven quantum system.

Date: 2017
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