Entanglement in the quantum phases of an unfrustrated Rydberg atom array

TL;DR

This paper explores the ground state phases of Rydberg atoms on a square lattice, revealing an emergent entangled quantum nematic phase using advanced tensor network algorithms that include long-range interactions.

Contribution

It introduces new tensor network methods for large 2D systems with long-range interactions and uncovers a novel entangled quantum nematic phase in unfrustrated Rydberg atom arrays.

Findings

Discovery of an entangled quantum nematic phase.

Significant alteration of the phase diagram from previous studies.

Development of scalable tensor network algorithms for 2D long-range systems.

Abstract

We report on the ground state phase diagram of interacting Rydberg atoms in the unfrustrated square lattice array. Using new tensor network algorithms, we scale to large systems in two dimensions while including all long-range interactions, revealing the phases in the bulk and their analogs in accessible finite arrays. We find a greatly altered phase diagram from earlier numerical and experimental studies, and in particular, we uncover an emergent entangled quantum nematic phase that appears in the absence of frustration. Broadly our results yield a conceptual guide for future experiments, while our techniques provide a blueprint for converging numerical studies in other lattices.