Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches

We investigate large deviations of the work performed in a quantum quench across two different phases separated by a quantum critical point, using as an example the Dicke model quenched from its superradiant to its normal phase. We extract the distribution of the work from the Loschmidt amplitude an...

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Main Authors: Rotondo, Pietro, Minář, Jiří, Garrahan, Juan P., Lesanovsky, Igor, Marcuzzi, Matteo
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55636/
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author Rotondo, Pietro
Minář, Jiří
Garrahan, Juan P.
Lesanovsky, Igor
Marcuzzi, Matteo
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Minář, Jiří
Garrahan, Juan P.
Lesanovsky, Igor
Marcuzzi, Matteo
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description We investigate large deviations of the work performed in a quantum quench across two different phases separated by a quantum critical point, using as an example the Dicke model quenched from its superradiant to its normal phase. We extract the distribution of the work from the Loschmidt amplitude and compute for both the corresponding large-deviation forms. Comparing these findings with the predictions of the classification scheme put forward in Gambassi and Silva [Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 250602 (2012)], we are able to identify a regime which is in fact distinct to the ones identified so far: here the rate function exhibits a nonanalytical point which is a strong indication of the existence of an out-of-equilibrium phase transition in the rare fluctuations of the work.
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spelling nottingham-556362018-12-04T14:00:38Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55636/ Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches Rotondo, Pietro Minář, Jiří Garrahan, Juan P. Lesanovsky, Igor Marcuzzi, Matteo We investigate large deviations of the work performed in a quantum quench across two different phases separated by a quantum critical point, using as an example the Dicke model quenched from its superradiant to its normal phase. We extract the distribution of the work from the Loschmidt amplitude and compute for both the corresponding large-deviation forms. Comparing these findings with the predictions of the classification scheme put forward in Gambassi and Silva [Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 250602 (2012)], we are able to identify a regime which is in fact distinct to the ones identified so far: here the rate function exhibits a nonanalytical point which is a strong indication of the existence of an out-of-equilibrium phase transition in the rare fluctuations of the work. American Physical Society 2018-11-16 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55636/1/draft_b.pdf Rotondo, Pietro, Minář, Jiří, Garrahan, Juan P., Lesanovsky, Igor and Marcuzzi, Matteo (2018) Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches. Physical Review B, 98 (18). ISSN 2469-9969 https://journals.aps.org/prb/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.184303 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.184303 doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.98.184303
spellingShingle Rotondo, Pietro
Minář, Jiří
Garrahan, Juan P.
Lesanovsky, Igor
Marcuzzi, Matteo
Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title_full Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title_fullStr Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title_full_unstemmed Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title_short Singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
title_sort singularities in large deviations of work in quantum quenches
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/55636/
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