Chiral time crystal - modelling the matter-to-life transition

ePrints Soton (University of Southampton) 2026

Authors: Salimzhanov, Baurzhan, Plum, Eric, Zheludev, Nikolay I.
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Abstract

Nonreciprocal molecular interactions are now widely discussed as a mechanism of the matter-to-life transition that is accompanied by emergence of structural chirality. Here we demonstrate an achiral photonic nano-mechanical metamaterial that transitions to a chiral oscillating time crystal state, under illumination with circularly polarized light.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications Topological Materials and Phenomena Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics

Publication details

Journal / source
ePrints Soton (University of Southampton)
Publication date
6 January 2026
Language
EN