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Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces

Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces
Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces
We show that the eagerly sought continuous time crystal state can arise in an ensemble of linear oscillators from nonconservative coupling via optical radiation pressure forces. This new mechanism comprehensively explains observations of the time crystal state in an array of nanowires illuminated with light [Nat. Phys. 19, 986 (2023)]. Being fundamentally different from regimes of nonlinear synchronization, it has relevance to a wide range of interacting many-body systems including in the realms of chemistry, biology, weather, and nanoscale matter.
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Liu, T.
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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MacDonald, K.F.
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Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Raskatla, V., Liu, T., Li, J., MacDonald, K.F. and Zheludev, Nikolay I. (2024) Continuous space-time crystal state driven by nonreciprocal optical forces. Physical Review Letters, 133 (13), [136202]. (doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.136202).

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We show that the eagerly sought continuous time crystal state can arise in an ensemble of linear oscillators from nonconservative coupling via optical radiation pressure forces. This new mechanism comprehensively explains observations of the time crystal state in an array of nanowires illuminated with light [Nat. Phys. 19, 986 (2023)]. Being fundamentally different from regimes of nonlinear synchronization, it has relevance to a wide range of interacting many-body systems including in the realms of chemistry, biology, weather, and nanoscale matter.

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Accepted/In Press date: 19 August 2024
Published date: 26 September 2024

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Local EPrints ID: 493656
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/493656
DOI: doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.133.136202
ISSN: 1079-7114
PURE UUID: f0cd78f0-257f-4d54-a1ff-4ca341db2d2b
ORCID for K.F. MacDonald: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3877-2976
ORCID for Nikolay I. Zheludev: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1013-6636

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Date deposited: 10 Sep 2024 16:36
Last modified: 08 Oct 2024 01:36

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Author: V. Raskatla
Author: T. Liu
Author: J. Li
Author: K.F. MacDonald ORCID iD
Author: Nikolay I. Zheludev ORCID iD

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