Beyond Symmetry: A New View of Light-Matter Coupling
![The study elucidates an asymmetric polaron picture where displacement renormalization-described by [latex]\zeta_{\alpha}g^{\prime}[/latex] and [latex]\zeta_{\beta}g^{\prime}[/latex]-creates distinct behaviors for polarons and antipolarons, evidenced by differing wave packet overlaps and channeled tunneling between spin components accommodated within effective potentials [latex]v_{\pm}+\delta v_{\pm}[/latex], ultimately leading to varied interactions based on potential differences between farther asymmetric polarons and closer asymmetric antipolarons.](https://arxiv.org/html/2512.21686v1/x1.png)
Researchers are leveraging an asymmetric polaron picture within the Quantum Rabi Model to unlock more accurate calculations of quantum properties and reveal subtle effects in light-matter interactions.





