6 papers
Spinodal-like scaling behavior after a temperature quench across the first-order phase transition in three-dimensional -state Potts models
Andrea Pelissetto, Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We study the out-of-equilibrium spinodal-like behavior of three-dimensional (3D) -state Potts models (for ), observed when the temperature is quenched across the first-o…
Out-of-equilibrium percolation transitions at finite critical times after quenches across magnetic first-order transitions
Andrea Pelissetto, Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We show that an out-of-equilibrium percolation transition occurs after quenching ferromagnetic Ising-like systems across their magnetic first-order transitions. As a paradigmatic e…
Quantum quenches across continuous and first-order quantum transitions in one-dimensional quantum Ising models
Andrea Pelissetto, Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We investigate the quantum dynamics generated by quantum quenches (QQs) of the Hamiltonian parameters in many-body systems, focusing on protocols that cross first-order and continu…
Stacked quantum Ising systems and quantum Ashkin-Teller model
Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We analyze the quantum states of an isolated composite system consisting of two stacked quantum Ising (SQI) subsystems, coupled by a local Hamiltonian term that preserves the …
Kibble-Zurek dynamics across the first-order quantum transitions of quantum Ising chains in the thermodynamic limit
Andrea Pelissetto, Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We study the out-of-equilibrium Kibble-Zurek (KZ) dynamics in quantum Ising chains in a transverse field, driven by a time-dependent longitudinal field ( is the t…
Out-of-equilibrium dynamics across the first-order quantum transitions of one-dimensional quantum Ising models
Andrea Pelissetto, Davide Rossini, Ettore Vicari
We study the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of one-dimensional quantum Ising models in a transverse field , driven by a time-dependent longitudinal field across their {\em magn…