Disordered systems

A quantum simulation scheme and equilibration/thermalization physics of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model

The quest for a quantum theory of gravity has led to the discovery of quantum many-body systems that are dual to gravitational models with quantum characteristics. Amongst these the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model has received tremendous research …

Unveiling Eigenstate Thermalization for Non-Hermitian systems

The Eigenstate Thermalization Hypothesis (ETH) has been highly influential in explaining thermodynamic behavior of closed quantum systems. As of yet, it is unclear whether and how the ETH applies to non-Hermitian systems. Here, we introduce a …

A cavity quantum electrodynamics implementation of the Sachdev--Ye--Kitaev model

The search for a quantum theory of gravity has led to the discovery of quantum many-body systems that are dual to gravitational models with quantum properties. The perhaps most famous of these systems is the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model. It features …

Analog quantum simulation and universal dynamics of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model

The Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev (SYK) model [[1](#1),[2](#2),[3](#3)] describes a strongly-correlated quantum many-body system with all-to-all disordered interactions. From the condensed-matter perspective, it provides a phenomenological description of strange …

Absence of operator growth for average equal-time observables in charge-conserved sectors of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model

Quantum scrambling plays an important role in understanding thermalization in closed quantum systems. By this effect, quantum information spreads throughout the system and becomes hidden in the form of non-local correlations. Alternatively, it can be …

Engineering random spin models with atoms in a high-finesse cavity

All-to-all interacting, disordered quantum many-body models have a wide range of applications across disciplines, from spin glasses in condensed-matter physics, over holographic duality in high-energy physics, to annealing algorithms in quantum …

Universal equilibration dynamics of the Sachdev-Ye-Kitaev model

Equilibrium quantum many-body systems in the vicinity of phase transitions generically manifest universality. In contrast, limited knowledge has been gained on possible universal characteristics in the non-equilibrium evolution of systems in quantum …