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pith:2026:BK4J3SGXSTKSYK77HVLDJPXJPR

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A Qutrit Time Crystal Stabilized with Native Chiral Interactions

Akel Hashim, Alexis Morvan, Brian Marinelli, David I. Santiago, Ermal Rrapaj, Irfan Siddiqi, Joel E. Moore, Larry Chen, Nishchay Suri, Noah Goss, Norman Y. Yao, Ravi K. Naik, Sajant Anand, Wibe de Jong

A chain of 15 superconducting qutrits realizes robust Z3 time-crystalline order via chiral interactions.

arxiv:2605.14293 v1 · 2026-05-14 · quant-ph

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C1strongest claim

Using disordered nearest-neighbor chiral interactions, we observe robust subharmonic period tripling that persists across a wide range of drive strengths and is independent of initial state.

C2weakest assumption

That the observed subharmonic response arises specifically from spontaneous breaking of Z3 time-translation symmetry stabilized by the chiral angle, rather than from transient dynamics, hardware imperfections, or domain-wall effects that mimic the signature without true eigenstate order.

C3one line summary

A Z3 discrete time crystal is realized in superconducting qutrits using native chiral interactions, producing robust period-tripling independent of initial state.

References

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[1] F. Harper, R. Roy, M. S. Rudner, and S. Sondhi, Annual Review of Condensed Matter Physics11, 345 (2020) 2020

[2] M. S. Rudner and N. H. Lindner, Nature reviews physics 2, 229 (2020) 2020

[3] V. Khemani, A. Lazarides, R. Moessner, and S. L. Sondhi, Phys. Rev. Lett.116, 250401 (2016) 2016

[4] D. V. Else, B. Bauer, and C. Nayak, Phys. Rev. Lett. 117, 090402 (2016) 2016

[5] N. Y. Yao, A. C. Potter, I.-D. Potirniche, and A. Vish- wanath, Phys. Rev. Lett.118, 030401 (2017) 2017

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First computed	2026-05-17T23:39:10.178855Z
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arxiv: 2605.14293 · arxiv_version: 2605.14293v1 · doi: 10.48550/arxiv.2605.14293 · pith_short_12: BK4J3SGXSTKS · pith_short_16: BK4J3SGXSTKSYK77 · pith_short_8: BK4J3SGX

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