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arXiv:1908.04476

Dynamical Quantum Phase Transition of the Quantum $N$-state Potts Chain with Quenched Disorder

Yantao Wu

Published Aug 13, 2019• 4 citations
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Abstract

We present an exact renormalization group analysis of the Loschmidt amplitude of the quantum $N$-state Potts chain with random quench-disordered nearest neighbor bonds, under the extreme dynamical quantum quench. We prove that the phase transition of the Loschmidt rate function remains sharp in general. For typical bond distributions, the phase transition is found to be a linear-cusp, as in the pure model. For some special discrete bond distributions, however, the rate function exhibits logarithmic divergences. These singularities are due to the competition between the non-critical dynamical phases of the pure model, which is very different from how disorder affects equilibrium phase transitions. In addition, due to the periodicity of the complex exponential function, all continuous bond distributions result in rate functions which converge to a universal value at large time.

DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1908.04476

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