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Apparent delay of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism in quenched open systems

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: The authors demonstrate here that, for open systems quenched using finite-ramp protocols, dissipation results in a delay in detecting phase transitions if a threshold-based criterion for an order parameter is used. This leads to a regime for intermediate quench speeds, in which the transition time follows the predicted universal scaling of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, despite the system appearing to enter a new phase after the ramp has ended. Their results highlight the subtleties of experimentally observing phase transitions in open systems.

Source: Physical review. B./Physical review. B

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.110.064317

Authors: Roy D. Jara, Jayson G. Cosme

Institution: University of the Philippines Diliman

Language: English

Topic: Theoretical and Computational Physics

Subfield: Condensed Matter Physics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: Department of Science and Technology, Philippines, Science Education Institute, Department of Science and Technology, Republic of the Philippines, Division of Human Resource Development

OpenAlex ID: W4402028934

FWCI: 0.868

Cites: 64

Cited by: 6

Related to: 10