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- Summarizes advances made in research of quantum time crystals since the idea was first proposed in 2012 by Frank Wilczek
- Deals with controversies surrounding time crystal concepts
- Ideal for researchers and graduate students wanting to understand this novel field of research
Part of the book series: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics (SSAOPP, volume 114)
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Table of contents (7 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
The book starts with the original idea of the time crystallization in quantum systems as introduced by Wilczek and follows the development of the field up to the present day. Both spontaneous formation of crystalline structures in time and concepts of the condensed matter physics in the time domain, ranging from Anderson localization in time to many-body systems with exotic interactions, are described. The prospect of creation of novel objects by means of time engineering is also presented.
The book assumes knowledge of quantum mechanics to the graduate level. It serves as a valuable reference with pointers to future research directions for graduate students and senior scientists alike.
Keywords
- 2D and 3D space crystals
- spontaneous symmetry breaking
- self-organization of quasi crystals
- Condensed matter physics in the time domain
- periodically driven systems
- time crystals discovery
- time crystals applications
- time crystals perpetual motion
- photonic time crystals
- crystals and time
- discrete time crystals
- time engineering
Authors and Affiliations
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Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Krakow, Poland
Krzysztof Sacha
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Time Crystals
Authors: Krzysztof Sacha
Series Title: Springer Series on Atomic, Optical, and Plasma Physics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52523-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52522-4Published: 25 September 2020
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-52525-5Published: 27 September 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-52523-1Published: 24 September 2020
Series ISSN: 1615-5653
Series E-ISSN: 2197-6791
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 268
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 66 illustrations in colour
Topics: Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Quantum Gases and Condensates, Condensed Matter Physics, Thermodynamics, Quantum Physics