Equilibration, thermalisation, and the emergence of statistical mechanics in closed quantum systems

C Gogolin, J Eisert - Reports on Progress in Physics, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We review selected advances in the theoretical understanding of complex quantum many-
body systems with regard to emergent notions of quantum statistical mechanics. We cover …

Spinor Bose gases: Symmetries, magnetism, and quantum dynamics

DM Stamper-Kurn, M Ueda - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2013 - APS
Spinor Bose gases form a family of quantum fluids manifesting both magnetic order and<?
format?> superfluidity. This article reviews experimental and theoretical progress in …

Spinor bose–einstein condensates

Y Kawaguchi, M Ueda - Physics Reports, 2012 - Elsevier
An overview of the physics of spinor and dipolar Bose–Einstein condensates (BECs) is
given. Mean-field ground states, Bogoliubov spectra, and many-body ground and excited …

Universality of phase transition dynamics: Topological defects from symmetry breaking

A Del Campo, WH Zurek - International Journal of Modern Physics …, 2014 - World Scientific
In the course of a nonequilibrium continuous phase transition, the dynamics ceases to be
adiabatic in the vicinity of the critical point as a result of the critical slowing down (the …

Dynamics of a quantum phase transition and relaxation to a steady state

J Dziarmaga - Advances in Physics, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
We review recent theoretical work on two closely related issues: excitation of an isolated
quantum condensed matter system driven adiabatically across a continuous quantum phase …

Prethermalization and universal dynamics in near-integrable quantum systems

T Langen, T Gasenzer… - Journal of Statistical …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the recent progress in the understanding of the relaxation of isolated near-
integrable quantum many-body systems. Focusing on prethermalization and universal …

Coherent and dissipative dynamics at quantum phase transitions

D Rossini, E Vicari - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The many-body physics at quantum phase transitions shows a subtle interplay between
quantum and thermal fluctuations, emerging in the low-temperature limit. In this review, we …

Probing the universality of topological defect formation in a quantum annealer: Kibble-Zurek mechanism and beyond

Y Bando, Y Susa, H Oshiyama, N Shibata… - Physical Review …, 2020 - APS
The number of topological defects created in a system driven through a quantum phase
transition exhibits a power-law scaling with the driving time. This universal scaling law is the …

Quantum Kibble-Zurek mechanism in a spin-1 Bose-Einstein condensate

M Anquez, BA Robbins, HM Bharath, M Boguslawski… - Physical review …, 2016 - APS
The dynamics of a quantum phase transition are explored using slow quenches from the
polar to the broken-axisymmetry phases in a small spin-1 ferromagnetic Bose-Einstein …

Quantum phase transition dynamics in the two-dimensional transverse-field Ising model

M Schmitt, MM Rams, J Dziarmaga, M Heyl… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
The quantum Kibble-Zurek mechanism (QKZM) predicts universal dynamical behavior near
the quantum phase transitions (QPTs). It is now well understood for the one-dimensional …