Short-time universal scaling in an isolated quantum system after a quench

Alessio Chiocchetta, Marco Tavora, Andrea Gambassi, Aditi Mitra

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    Abstract

    Renormalization-group methods provide a viable approach for investigating the emergent collective behavior of classical and quantum statistical systems in both equilibrium and nonequilibrium conditions. Within this approach we investigate here the dynamics of an isolated quantum system represented by a scalar φ4 theory after a global quench of the potential close to a dynamical critical point. We demonstrate that, within a prethermal regime, the time dependence of the relevant correlations is characterized by a short-time universal exponent, which we calculate at the lowest order in a dimensional expansion.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Article number220302
    JournalPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
    Volume91
    Issue number22
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Jun 22 2015

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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