arXiv:2510.15224

Dynamic destruction of magnetic order in a quantum Ising chain with oscillating transverse field

E. S. Ma, Z. Song

Published Oct 17, 2025• 0 citations

Abstract

We study the dynamic response of magnetic domain walls in low-lying excited states of an Ising chain to an oscillating transverse field. Based on the exact instantaneous eigenstates, we find that when the frequency of the external field is in off-resonant regions, the domain wall exhibits Bloch oscillation, maintaining the magnetic order. However, the magnetic order is destroyed when the field is at resonant frequency. Numerical simulations of the dynamics of magnetization and entanglement entropy for initial states with single and double domain walls accord with the predictions. These findings reveal the nontrivial effect of a monochromatic electromagnetic field on quantum spin dynamics.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2510.15224

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Dynamic destruction of magnetic order in a quantum Ising chain with oscillating transverse field

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2S

nonintersecting zones.

{t}^{*}

of the singularities in the Loschmidt echo $({t}^{*}=2\ensuremath{\pi}/{\ensuremath{\omega}}^{*})$ signaling the presence of a dynamical quantum phase transition. This result suggests that a linear-response experiment can be used to detect this kind of phenomenon.