Rydberg-atom quantum simulation and Chern-number characterization of a topological Mott insulator
Rydberg-atom quantum simulation and Chern-number characterization of a topological Mott insulator
In this work we consider a system of spinless fermions with nearest and next-to-nearest neighbor repulsive Hubbard interactions on a honeycomb lattice, and propose and analyze a realistic scheme for analog quantum simulation of this model with cold atoms in a two-dimensional hexagonal optical lattice. To this end, we first …