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On the Question of Spontaneous Spin Symmetry Breaking in a Nonequilibrium Polariton Condensate

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The spinor condensate of two-dimensional exciton polaritons excited by a resonant electromagnetic wave is considered. A nonequilibrium transition is predicted, in which the direction of the optical polarization of the condensate changes to 90° upon reaching the threshold amplitude.

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This work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation, grant 21-12-00368.

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  1. Osipyan Institute of Solid State Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 142432, Chernogolovka, Russia

    N. N. Ipatov & S. S. Gavrilov

  2. National Research University Higher School of Economics, 101000, Moscow, Russia

    N. N. Ipatov & S. S. Gavrilov

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Ipatov, N.N., Gavrilov, S.S. On the Question of Spontaneous Spin Symmetry Breaking in a Nonequilibrium Polariton Condensate. Phys. Part. Nuclei Lett. 20, 1102–1104 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1547477123050394

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