Insulator to superfluid transition in coupled photonic cavities in two dimensions

dc.creatorZhao, Jize
dc.creatorSandvik, Anders W.
dc.creatorUeda, Kazuo
dc.date2008-06-23
dc.date2008-08-18
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T09:56:50Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T09:56:50Z
dc.descriptionA system of coupled photonic cavities on a two-dimensional square lattice is systematically investigated using the stochastic series expansion quantum Monte Carlo method. The ground state phase diagram contains insulating phases with integer polariton densities surrounded by a superfluid phase. The finite-size scaling of the superfluid density is used to determine the phase boundaries accurately. We find that the critical behavior is that of the generic, density-driven Mott-superfluid transition with dynamic exponent $z=2$, with no special multicritical points with $z=1$ at the tips of the insulating-phase lobes (as exist in the case of the Bose-Hubbard model). This demonstrates a limitation of the description of polaritons as structureless bosons.
dc.descriptionv2: minor changes, references added. 4 pages, 4 figures
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3603
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/0806.3603
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/167121
dc.subjectOther Condensed Matter
dc.subjectStatistical Mechanics
dc.titleInsulator to superfluid transition in coupled photonic cavities in two dimensions
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