Kibble-Zurek mechanism for a one-dimensional incarnation of a deconfined quantum critical point
Rui-Zhen Huang, Shuai Yin
Abstract
The authors extend the Kibble-Zurek mechanism to one-dimensional deconfined quantum criticality, which is beyond the Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson paradigm. Besides, they show that the correlation functions satisfy the finite-time scaling forms constrained by the emergent symmetry.
Topics & Concepts
PhysicsCritical point (mathematics)Quantum critical pointQuantumScalingCritical phenomenaPhase transitionSymmetry breakingNon-equilibrium thermodynamicsCriticalityTopological defectCritical exponentQuantum phase transitionQuantum mechanicsCondensed matter physicsTheoretical physicsNuclear physicsMathematical analysisGeometryMathematicsQuantum many-body systemsQuantum and electron transport phenomenaTopological Materials and Phenomena