Eigenstate phase transitions and the emergence of universal dynamics in highly excited states

Parameswaran, S. A.; Potter, Andrew C.; Vasseur, Romain

doi:10.1002/andp.201600302

Eigenstate phase transitions and the emergence of universal dynamics in highly excited states

Journal Article · Fri Jan 20 00:00:00 EST 2017 · Annalen der Physik (Leipzig)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1002/andp.201600302· OSTI ID:1401272

Parameswaran, S. A. ^[1]; Potter, Andrew C. ^[2]; Vasseur, Romain ^[3]

Department of Physics and Astronomy University of California Irvine CA 92697 USA, California Institute for Quantum Emulation (CAIQuE) Elings Hall University of California Santa Barbara CA 93106 USA
Department of Physics University of Texas at Austin Austin TX 78712 USA
Department of Physics University of California Berkeley CA 94720 USA, Materials Science Division Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories Berkeley CA 94720

We review recent advances in understanding the universal scaling properties of non‐equilibrium phase transitions in non‐ergodic disordered systems. We discuss dynamical critical points (also known as eigenstate phase transitions) between different many‐body localized (MBL) phases, and between MBL and thermal phases. image

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Journal Information:: Annalen der Physik (Leipzig), Journal Name: Annalen der Physik (Leipzig) Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 529; ISSN 0003-3804

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