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Topological phase transition in a symmetric blockade structure

Johannes Mögerle·Simon Fell·Tobias F. Maier·Ali Otaifi·Lode Pollet·Nicolai Lang·Hans Peter Büchler
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We present a numerical study of a blockade Hamiltonian with a local $\mathbb{Z}_2$ symmetry. For such models, the existence of a topologically ordered ground state has been proven rigorously for weak Rabi driving [T. F. Maier et al., PRX Quantum 6, 030340 (2025)]. However, the phase diagram beyond weak driving is still an open question. We perform large-scale infinite-size density matrix renormalization group (iDMRG) simulations on a cylinder and map out the full phase diagram of the model. We find a single continuous phase transition between the topologically ordered phase and a trivial paramagnetic phase, and confirm numerically the stability of the topologically ordered phase up to Rabi drives comparable to the characteristic energy scale of the system. Furthermore, we compute the excitation gaps and show that the charge gap remains open across the phase transition and charges become confined in the trivial phase. On the other hand, the gap in the symmetric sector closes at the transition, consistent with the condensation of flux excitations.

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Johannes Mögerle, Simon Fell, Tobias F. Maier, Ali Otaifi, Lode Pollet, Nicolai Lang, Hans Peter Büchler. 2026-10-02. Topological phase transition in a symmetric blockade structure. https://arxiv.org/abs/2610.03186

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