Epidemic dynamics in open quantum spin systems

We explore the non-equilibrium evolution and stationary states of an open many-body system which displays epidemic spreading dynamics in a classical and a quantum regime. Our study is motivated by recent experiments conducted in strongly interacting gases of highly excited Rydberg atoms where the fa...

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Main Authors: Perez-Espigares, Carlos, Marcuzzi, Matteo, Gutierrez, Ricardo, Lesanovsky, Igor
Format: Article
Published: American Physical Society 2017
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46197/