Nonequilibrium quantum dynamics and transport: from integrability to many-body localization
We review the non-equilibrium dynamics of many-body quantum systems after a quantum quench with spatial inhomogeneities, either in the Hamiltonian or in the initial state. We focus on integrable and many-body localized systems that fail to self-thermalize in isolation and for which the standard hydr...
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| Published in | Journal of statistical mechanics Vol. 2016; no. 6; pp. 64010 - 64036 |
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| Main Authors | , |
| Format | Journal Article |
| Language | English |
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IOP Publishing and SISSA
28.06.2016
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| Online Access | Get full text |
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| Summary: | We review the non-equilibrium dynamics of many-body quantum systems after a quantum quench with spatial inhomogeneities, either in the Hamiltonian or in the initial state. We focus on integrable and many-body localized systems that fail to self-thermalize in isolation and for which the standard hydrodynamical picture breaks down. The emphasis is on universal dynamics, non-equilibrium steady states and new dynamical phases of matter, and on phase transitions far from thermal equilibrium. We describe how the infinite number of conservation laws of integrable and many-body localized systems lead to complex non-equilibrium states beyond the traditional dogma of statistical mechanics. |
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| Bibliography: | JSTAT_049P_0316 |
| ISSN: | 1742-5468 1742-5468 |
| DOI: | 10.1088/1742-5468/2016/06/064010 |