Hidden curved spaces in Bosonic Kitaev model

Abstract

Quantum matter in curved spaces exhibits remarkable properties unattainable in flat spaces. To access curved spaces in laboratories, the conventional wisdom is that physical distortions need to be implemented into a system. In contrast to this belief, here, we show that two hyperbolic surfaces readily exist in bosonic Kitaev model in the absence of any physical distortions and give rise to a range of intriguing phenomena, such as chiral quantum transport or chiral reaction-diffusion. A finite chemical potential couples these two hyperbolic surfaces, delivering a quantum sensor whose sensitivity grows exponentially with the size of the system. Our results provide experimentalists with an unprecedented opportunity to explore intriguing quantum phenomena in curve spaces without distortion or access non-Hermitian phenomena without dissipation. Our work also suggests a new class of quantum sensors in which geometry amplifies small signals.