Adiabatic Perturbation Theory: From Landau–Zener Problem to Quenching Through a Quantum Critical Point

DOI10.1007/978-3-642-11470-0_4zbMATH Open1200.82046arXiv0910.2236OpenAlexW3098785181MaRDI QIDQ3055517FDOQ3055517

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Publication date: 8 November 2010

Published in: Quantum Quenching, Annealing and Computation (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We discuss the application of the adiabatic perturbation theory to analyze the dynamics in various systems in the limit of slow parametric changes of the Hamiltonian. We first consider a two-level system and give an elementary derivation of the asymptotics of the transition probability when the tuning parameter slowly changes in the finite range. Then we apply this perturbation theory to many-particle systems with low energy spectrum characterized by quasiparticle excitations. Within this approach we derive the scaling of various quantities such as the density of generated defects, entropy and energy. We discuss the applications of this approach to a specific situation where the system crosses a quantum critical point. We also show the connection between adiabatic and sudden quenches near a quantum phase transitions and discuss the effects of quasiparticle statistics on slow and sudden quenches at finite temperatures.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0910.2236

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Dynamic lattice systems (kinetic Ising, etc.) and systems on graphs in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C20) Interacting particle systems in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C22) Dynamic and nonequilibrium phase transitions (general) in statistical mechanics (82C26)

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