Format:
Online-Ressource (XIX, 203 p. 44 illus., 12 illus. in color, online resource)
Edition:
Springer eBook Collection. Physics and Astronomy
ISBN:
9783030006532
Series Statement:
Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research
Content:
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
Content:
Introduction -- Structural Phase Transitions -- Quantum Rabi Model: Equilibrium -- Quantum Rabi Model: Nonequilibrium -- Superradiant QPT with a Single Trapped Ion -- Quantum Kibble-Zurek Mechanism -- Concluding Remarks and Outlook
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030006525
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030006549
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 978-3-030-00652-5
Additional Edition:
Printed edition ISBN 9783030006525
Additional Edition:
Printed edition ISBN 9783030006549
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Puebla, Ricardo Equilibrium and nonequilibrium aspects of phase transitions in quantum physics Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018 ISBN 3030006522
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783030006525
Language:
English
Keywords:
Phasenumwandlung
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Thermodynamisches Gleichgewicht
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Nichtgleichgewicht
;
Quantenmechanisches System
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Vielteilchensystem
;
Niederdimensionales System
;
Kritisches Phänomen
;
Ionenfalle
;
Qubit
DOI:
10.1007/978-3-030-00653-2
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