Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation
Abstract
In the nonadiabatic dynamics across a quantum phase transition, the Kibble-Zurek mechanism predicts that the formation of topological defects is suppressed as a universal power law with the quench time. In inhomogeneous systems, the critical point is reached locally and causality reduces the effective system size for defect formation to regions where the velocity of the critical front is slower than the sound velocity, favoring adiabatic dynamics. The reduced density of excitations exhibits a much steeper dependence on the quench rate and is also described by a universal power-law, that we demonstrated in a quantum Ising chain.
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- Univ. de los Andes, Bogotá, D.C. (Colombia). Dept. de Física; Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA (United States). Dept. of Physics
- Donostia International Physics Center, San Sebastián (Spain); IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao (Spain); Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1511612
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-18-28925
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO
- Grant/Contract Number:
- 89233218CNA000001
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 122; Journal Issue: 8; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 97 MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING; 71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; 75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY
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Gomez-Ruiz, F.J., and Del Campo, Adolfo. Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.080604.
Gomez-Ruiz, F.J., & Del Campo, Adolfo. Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.080604
Gomez-Ruiz, F.J., and Del Campo, Adolfo. Fri .
"Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.080604. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1511612.
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title = {Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation},
author = {Gomez-Ruiz, F.J. and Del Campo, Adolfo},
abstractNote = {In the nonadiabatic dynamics across a quantum phase transition, the Kibble-Zurek mechanism predicts that the formation of topological defects is suppressed as a universal power law with the quench time. In inhomogeneous systems, the critical point is reached locally and causality reduces the effective system size for defect formation to regions where the velocity of the critical front is slower than the sound velocity, favoring adiabatic dynamics. The reduced density of excitations exhibits a much steeper dependence on the quench rate and is also described by a universal power-law, that we demonstrated in a quantum Ising chain.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.080604},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 8,
volume = 122,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019},
month = {Fri Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 2019}
}
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