Quantum Physics

Experimental Realization of Discrete Time Quasicrystals

Published 2025-03-12 00:00 UTC · 3M

Using nitrogen-vacancy spin centers in diamond, researchers demonstrate the first experimental discrete time quasicrystal — a non-equilibrium phase that breaks time-translation symmetry at multiple incommensurate frequencies simultaneously.

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Physical Review X, Vol. 15, 011055 (2025)