Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Aspects of Phase Transitions in Quantum Physics
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| ISBN: |
3030006522 |
| ISBN 13: |
9783030006525 |
| Autor: |
Puebla, Ricardo |
| Verlag: |
Springer Verlag GmbH |
| Umfang: |
xix, 203 S., 32 s/w Illustr., 12 farbige Illustr., 203 p. 44 illus., 12 illus. in color. |
| Erscheinungsdatum: |
28.09.2018 |
| Auflage: |
1/2018 |
| Produktform: |
Gebunden/Hardback |
| Einband: |
Gebunden |
In this book, the equilibrium and nonequilibrium properties of continuous phase transitions are studied in various systems, with a special emphasis on understanding how well-established universal traits at equilibrium may be extended into the dynamic realm, going beyond the paradigmatic Kibble-Zurek mechanism of defect formation. This book reports on the existence of a quantum phase transition in a system comprising just a single spin and a bosonic mode (the quantum Rabi model). Though critical phenomena are inherent to many-body physics, the author demonstrates that this small and ostensibly simple system allows us to explore the rich phenomenology of phase transitions, both in- and out-of-equilibrium. Moreover, the universal traits of this quantum phase transition may be realized in a single trapped-ion experiment, thus avoiding the need to scale up the number of constituents. In this system, the phase transition takes place in a suitable limit of system parameters rather than in the conventional thermodynamic limit – a novel notion that the author and his collaborators have dubbed the finite-component system phase transition. As such, the results gathered in this book will open promising new avenues in our understanding and exploration of quantum critical phenomena.
