Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Aspects of Phase Transitions in Quantum Physics Paperback / softback
by Ricardo Puebla
Part of the Springer Theses series
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Description
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 inthe 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.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:203 pages, 12 Illustrations, color; 32 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 203 p. 44 illus., 12 ill
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:10/12/2019
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- ISBN:9783030131388
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:203 pages, 12 Illustrations, color; 32 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 203 p. 44 illus., 12 ill
- Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG
- Publication Date:10/12/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9783030131388
