Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions
A fundamental problem of out-of-equilibrium physics is the speed at which the order parameter grows upon crossing a phase transition. Here, we investigate the ordering dynamics in a Fermi gas undergoing a density-wave phase transition induced by quenching infinite-range, cavity-mediated interactions...
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| author | T. Zwettler G. Del Pace F. Marijanovic S. Chattopadhyay T. Bühler C.-M. Halati L. Skolc L. Tolle V. Helson G. Bolognini A. Fabre S. Uchino T. Giamarchi E. Demler J. P. Brantut |
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| description | A fundamental problem of out-of-equilibrium physics is the speed at which the order parameter grows upon crossing a phase transition. Here, we investigate the ordering dynamics in a Fermi gas undergoing a density-wave phase transition induced by quenching infinite-range, cavity-mediated interactions. We observe, in real time, the exponential rise of the order parameter and track its growth over several orders of magnitude. Remarkably, the growth rate can exceed the Fermi energy by an order of magnitude, consistent with predictions from a linearized instability analysis. This case contrasts with the ordering process driven by short-range interactions. We then generalize our results to linear interaction ramps, where deviations from the adiabatic behavior are captured by a simple dynamical ansatz. Our study offers a paradigmatic example of the interplay between strong short- and long-range interactions in quantum nonequilibrium dynamics. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3714df3d06fe4f5dbc49cb7852a94b862025-08-20T02:35:12ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review X2160-33082025-06-0115202108910.1103/PhysRevX.15.021089Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting FermionsT. ZwettlerG. Del PaceF. MarijanovicS. ChattopadhyayT. BühlerC.-M. HalatiL. SkolcL. TolleV. HelsonG. BologniniA. FabreS. UchinoT. GiamarchiE. DemlerJ. P. BrantutA fundamental problem of out-of-equilibrium physics is the speed at which the order parameter grows upon crossing a phase transition. Here, we investigate the ordering dynamics in a Fermi gas undergoing a density-wave phase transition induced by quenching infinite-range, cavity-mediated interactions. We observe, in real time, the exponential rise of the order parameter and track its growth over several orders of magnitude. Remarkably, the growth rate can exceed the Fermi energy by an order of magnitude, consistent with predictions from a linearized instability analysis. This case contrasts with the ordering process driven by short-range interactions. We then generalize our results to linear interaction ramps, where deviations from the adiabatic behavior are captured by a simple dynamical ansatz. Our study offers a paradigmatic example of the interplay between strong short- and long-range interactions in quantum nonequilibrium dynamics.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.15.021089 |
| spellingShingle | T. Zwettler G. Del Pace F. Marijanovic S. Chattopadhyay T. Bühler C.-M. Halati L. Skolc L. Tolle V. Helson G. Bolognini A. Fabre S. Uchino T. Giamarchi E. Demler J. P. Brantut Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions Physical Review X |
| title | Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions |
| title_full | Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions |
| title_fullStr | Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions |
| title_short | Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Long-Range Interacting Fermions |
| title_sort | nonequilibrium dynamics of long range interacting fermions |
| url | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.15.021089 |
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