Anomalous suppression of large-scale density fluctuations in classical and quantum spin liquids.

ABSTRACT: Classical spin liquids (CSLs) are intriguing states of matter that do not exhibit long-range magnetic order and are characterized by an extensive ground-state degeneracy. Adding quantum fluctuations, which induce dynamics between these different classical ground states, can give rise to quantum spin liquids (QSLs). QSLs are highly entangled quantum phases of matter characterized by fascinating emergent properties, such as fractionalized excitations and topological order. One such exotic quantum liquid is the [Formula: see text] QSL, which can be regarded as a resonating valence bond (RVB) state formed from superpositions of dimer coverings of an underlying lattice. In this work, we unveil a hidden large-scale structural property of archetypal CSLs and QSLs known as hyperuniformity, i.e., n

SUBMITTER: Chen D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11831143 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature