Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Aspects of Phase Transitions in Quantum Physics [[electronic resource] /] / by Ricardo Puebla
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Puebla Ricardo
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| Titolo: |
Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Aspects of Phase Transitions in Quantum Physics [[electronic resource] /] / by Ricardo Puebla
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| Pubblicazione: | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2018. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Disciplina: | 530.474 |
| Soggetto topico: | Phase transitions (Statistical physics) |
| Quantum physics | |
| Statistical physics | |
| Phase transformations (Statistical physics) | |
| Condensed materials | |
| Phase Transitions and Multiphase Systems | |
| Quantum Physics | |
| Statistical Physics and Dynamical Systems | |
| Quantum Gases and Condensates | |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Equilibrium and Nonequilibrium Aspects of Phase Transitions in Quantum Physics |
| ISBN: | 3-030-00653-0 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910300161203321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
Serie:
Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, . 2190-5053