Study of quantum phase transition and entanglement in coupled top systems with standard and nonstandard symmetries under Floquet formalism

Abstract: We study an effective time-independent Hamiltonian of a coupled kicked-top (CKT) system derived using the Van Vleck-based perturbation theory at the high-frequency driving limit under Floquet formalism. The effective Hamiltonian is a non-integrable system due to the presence of nonlinear torsional terms in the individual top and also due to the coupling between two tops. Here, we study classical and quantum versions of this coupled top system for torsion-free and nonzero torsion cases. The former model is well-known in the literature as the Feingold-Peres (FP) model. At the quantum limit, depending on the system parameters, both systems satisfy BDI, or chiral orthogonal symmetry class, which is one of the recently proposed nonstandard symmetry classes. We study the role of underlying symmetry on the entanglement between the two tops. Moreover, we also investigate the interrelations among quantum phase transitions, entanglement between the tops, and the stability of the underlying classical dynamics for the system with torsion-free and nonzero torsion cases.