On computing non-equilibrium dynamics following a quench

Computing the non-equilibrium dynamics that follows a quantum quench is difficult, even in exactly solvable models. Results are often predicated on the ability to compute overlaps between the initial state and eigenstates of the Hamiltonian that governs time evolution. Except for a handful of known cases, it is generically not possible to find these overlaps analytically. Here we develop a numerical approach to preferentially generate the states with high overlaps for a quantum quench starting from the ground state or an excited state of an initial Hamiltonian. We use these preferentially generated states, in combination with a "high overlap states truncation scheme" and a modification of the numerical renormalization group, to compute non-equilibrium dynamics following a quench in the Lieb-Liniger model. The method is non-perturbative, works for reasonable numbers of particles, and applies to both continuum and lattice systems. It can also be easily extended to more complicated scenarios, including those with integrability breaking.

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Inhomogeneous quenches in the transverse field Ising chain: scaling and front dynamics

SciPost Physics ◽

10.21468/scipostphys.3.3.020 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 41

Author(s):

Márton Kormos

Keyword(s):

Scaling Limit ◽

Transverse Field ◽

Late Time ◽

Ising Chain ◽

Initial State ◽

Equilibrium Dynamics ◽

Time Scaling ◽

Point Correlation ◽

Lattice Effect ◽

Non Equilibrium

We investigate the non-equilibrium dynamics of the transverse field quantum Ising chain evolving from an inhomogeneous initial state given by joining two macroscopically different semi-infinite chains. We obtain integral expressions for all two-point correlation functions of the Jordan--Wigner Majorana fermions at any time and for any value of the transverse field. Using this result, we analytically compute the profiles of various physical observables in the space-time scaling limit and show that they can be obtained from a hydrodynamic picture based on ballistically propagating quasiparticles. Going beyond the hydrodynamic limit, we analyze the approach to the non-equilibrium steady state and find that the leading late time corrections display a lattice effect. We also study the fine structure of the propagating fronts which are found to be described by the Airy kernel and its derivatives. Near the front we observe the phenomenon of energy back-flow where the energy locally flows from the colder to the hotter region.

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Selected applications of typicality to real-time dynamics of quantum many-body systems

Zeitschrift für Naturforschung A ◽

10.1515/zna-2020-0010 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 75 (5) ◽

pp. 421-432 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Tjark Heitmann ◽

Jonas Richter ◽

Dennis Schubert ◽

Robin Steinigeweg

Keyword(s):

Gibbs State ◽

Transport Coefficients ◽

Linear Response Theory ◽

Numerical Approach ◽

Many Body ◽

Lattice Systems ◽

Initial State ◽

Time Dynamics ◽

Many Body Systems ◽

Low Dimensional

AbstractLoosely speaking, the concept of quantum typicality refers to the fact that a single pure state can imitate the full statistical ensemble. This fact has given rise to a rather simple but remarkably useful numerical approach to simulate the dynamics of quantum many-body systems, called dynamical quantum typicality (DQT). In this paper, we give a brief overview of selected applications of DQT, where particular emphasis is given to questions on transport and thermalization in low-dimensional lattice systems like chains or ladders of interacting spins or fermions. For these systems, we discuss that DQT provides an efficient means to obtain time-dependent equilibrium correlation functions for comparatively large Hilbert-space dimensions and long time scales, allowing the quantitative extraction of transport coefficients within the framework of, e. g., linear response theory (LRT). Furthermore, it is discussed that DQT can also be used to study the far-from-equilibrium dynamics resulting from sudden quench scenarios, where the initial state is a thermal Gibbs state of the pre-quench Hamiltonian. Eventually, we summarize a few combinations of DQT with other approaches such as numerical linked cluster expansions or projection operator techniques. In this way, we demonstrate the versatility of DQT.

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Generalized Generalized Spin Models Associated with Exactly Solvable Models

Progress in Algebraic Combinatorics ◽

10.2969/aspm/02410081 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Tetsuo Deguchi

Keyword(s):

Exactly Solvable Models ◽

Solvable Models ◽

Spin Models ◽

Exactly Solvable

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Temperature chaos is present in off-equilibrium spin-glass dynamics

Communications Physics ◽

10.1038/s42005-021-00565-9 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Marco Baity-Jesi ◽

Enrico Calore ◽

Andrés Cruz ◽

Luis Antonio Fernandez ◽

José Miguel Gil-Narvion ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Spin Glass ◽

Dynamic Effect ◽

Large Degree ◽

Equilibrium Temperature ◽

Experimental Conditions ◽

Temperature Changes ◽

Equilibrium Dynamics ◽

Glass Dynamics ◽

Extreme Sensitivity ◽

Non Equilibrium

AbstractExperiments featuring non-equilibrium glassy dynamics under temperature changes still await interpretation. There is a widespread feeling that temperature chaos (an extreme sensitivity of the glass to temperature changes) should play a major role but, up to now, this phenomenon has been investigated solely under equilibrium conditions. In fact, the very existence of a chaotic effect in the non-equilibrium dynamics is yet to be established. In this article, we tackle this problem through a large simulation of the 3D Edwards-Anderson model, carried out on the Janus II supercomputer. We find a dynamic effect that closely parallels equilibrium temperature chaos. This dynamic temperature-chaos effect is spatially heterogeneous to a large degree and turns out to be controlled by the spin-glass coherence length ξ. Indeed, an emerging length-scale ξ* rules the crossover from weak (at ξ ≪ ξ*) to strong chaos (ξ ≫ ξ*). Extrapolations of ξ* to relevant experimental conditions are provided.

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Interaction between Different Kinds of Quantum Phase Transitions

Quantum Reports ◽

10.3390/quantum3020015 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

pp. 253-261

Author(s):

Angel Ricardo Plastino ◽

Gustavo Luis Ferri ◽

Angelo Plastino

Keyword(s):

Phase Transitions ◽

Nuclear Physics ◽

Body Problem ◽

Quantum Phase Transitions ◽

Quantum Phase ◽

Exactly Solvable Models ◽

Solvable Models ◽

Many Body ◽

Pairing Interaction ◽

Exactly Solvable

We employ two different Lipkin-like, exactly solvable models so as to display features of the competition between different fermion–fermion quantum interactions (at finite temperatures). One of our two interactions mimics the pairing interaction responsible for superconductivity. The other interaction is a monopole one that resembles the so-called quadrupole one, much used in nuclear physics as a residual interaction. The pairing versus monopole effects here observed afford for some interesting insights into the intricacies of the quantum many body problem, in particular with regards to so-called quantum phase transitions (strictly, level crossings).

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Epidemic growth and Griffiths effects on an emergent network of excited atoms

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-020-20333-7 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

T. M. Wintermantel ◽

M. Buchhold ◽

S. Shevate ◽

M. Morgado ◽

Y. Wang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Complex Systems ◽

Power Laws ◽

Excitation Density ◽

Griffiths Phase ◽

Many Body ◽

Excited Atoms ◽

Equilibrium Dynamics ◽

Many Body Systems ◽

Excitation Number ◽

Non Equilibrium

AbstractWhether it be physical, biological or social processes, complex systems exhibit dynamics that are exceedingly difficult to understand or predict from underlying principles. Here we report a striking correspondence between the excitation dynamics of a laser driven gas of Rydberg atoms and the spreading of diseases, which in turn opens up a controllable platform for studying non-equilibrium dynamics on complex networks. The competition between facilitated excitation and spontaneous decay results in sub-exponential growth of the excitation number, which is empirically observed in real epidemics. Based on this we develop a quantitative microscopic susceptible-infected-susceptible model which links the growth and final excitation density to the dynamics of an emergent heterogeneous network and rare active region effects associated to an extended Griffiths phase. This provides physical insights into the nature of non-equilibrium criticality in driven many-body systems and the mechanisms leading to non-universal power-laws in the dynamics of complex systems.

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