Long-range Coulomb interactions and nonhydrodynamic behavior in thermal quenches in spin ice

• Published in: arXiv.org
• Main Authors: Hart, Oliver, Haroche, Marianne, Castelnovo, Claudio
• Format: Paper Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 14.05.2022
• Subjects: Computer simulation; Density; Metastable state; Monopoles; Physics - Statistical Mechanics; Physics - Strongly Correlated Electrons; Size effects; Spin ice; Terminal velocity; Thermal simulation

When spin ice systems undergo a sudden thermal quench, they have been shown to enter long-lived metastable states where the monopole excitations form so-called noncontractible pairs [Phys. Rev. Lett. 104, 107201 (2010)]. While the nature of these states is well understood, the dynamical mechanisms u...