Exceptional dynamics of interacting spin liquids

Yang, Kang and Varjas, Dániel and Bergholtz, Emil J. and Morampudi, Sid and Wilczek, Frank (2022) Exceptional dynamics of interacting spin liquids. PHYSICAL REVIEW RESEARCH, 4 (4). ISSN 2643-1564

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Abstract

We show that interactions in quantum spin liquids can result in non-Hermitian phenomenology that differs qualitatively from mean-field expectations. We demonstrate this in two prominent cases through the effects of phonons and disorder on a Kitaev honeycomb model. Using analytic and numerical calculations, we show the generic appearance of exceptional points and rings depending on the symmetry of the system. Their existence is reflected in dynamical observables including the dynamic structure function measured in neutron scattering. The results point to different phenomenological features in realizable spin liquids that must be incorporated into the analysis of experimental data and also indicate that spin liquids could be generically stable to wider classes of perturbations.

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