arXiv:2307.08599 · Physical review. B./Physical review. B

Varying quench dynamics in the transverse Ising chain: The Kibble-Zurek, saturated, and presaturated regimes

Han-Chuan Kou, Peng Li

Published Dec 12, 2023• 21 citations

Abstract

According to the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, there is a universal power-law relationship between the defect density and the quench rate during a slow linear quench through a critical point. It is generally accepted that a fast quench results in a deviation from the Kibble-Zurek scaling law and leads to the formation of a saturated plateau in the defect density. By adjusting the quench rate from slow to very fast limits, we observe the varying quench dynamics and identify a presaturated regime that lies between the saturated and Kibble-Zurek regimes. This significant result is first elucidated through the adiabatic-impulse approximation, then verified by a rigorous analysis on the transverse Ising chain as well. As we approach the turning point from the saturated to presaturated regimes, we notice a change in scaling laws and, with an increase in the initial transverse field, a shrinking of the saturated regime until it disappears. During another turning point from the Kibble-Zurek to presaturated regimes, we observe an attenuation of the dephasing effect and a change in the behavior of the kink-kink correlation function from a Gaussian decay to an exponential decay. Finally, the coherent many-body oscillation after quench exhibits different behaviors in the three regimes and shows a significant change of scaling behavior between the S and PS regimes.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevb.108.214307

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