In the course of a nonequilibrium continuous phase transition, the dynamics ceases to be
adiabatic in the vicinity of the critical point as a result of the critical slowing down (the …

Supersolid states simultaneously feature properties typically associated with a solid and with
a superfluid. Like a solid, they possess crystalline order, manifesting as a periodic …

Physics is living an era of unprecedented cross-fertilization among the different areas of
science. In this perspective review, we discuss the manifold impact that state-of-the-art cold …

Direct experimental access to some of the most intriguing quantum phenomena is not
granted due to the lack of precise control of the relevant parameters in their naturally …

Symmetry breaking phase transitions play an important role in nature. When a system
traverses such a transition at a finite rate, its causally disconnected regions choose the new …

Traversal of a symmetry-breaking phase transition at finite rates can lead to causally
separated regions with incompatible symmetries and the formation of defects at their …

In the last years, a number of theoretical and numerical tools have been developed by a
thriving community formed by people coming from different backgrounds—condensed …

We propose and theoretically investigate a hybrid system composed of a crystal of trapped
ions coupled to a cloud of ultracold fermions. The ions form a periodic lattice and induce a …

We study experimentally and theoretically structural defects which are formed during the
transition from a laser cooled cloud to a Coulomb crystal, consisting of tens of ions in a linear …

Trapped-ion quantum computers have demonstrated high-performance gate operations in
registers of about ten qubits. However, scaling up and parallelizing quantum computations …