Researchers discovered chiral limit-cycle phases in an open Dicke model with opposite directionality, separated by a superradiant state. These dissipation-induced phases are robust under perturbations and are candidates for chiral time crystals.

Researchers discovered chiral limit-cycle phases in an open Dicke model with opposite directionality, separated by a superradiant state. These dissipation-induced phases are robust under perturbations and are candidates for chiral time crystals.