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Quench dynamics and relaxation in isolated integrable quantum spin chains

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We review the dynamics after quantum quenches in integrable quantum spin chains. We give a pedagogical introduction to relaxation in isolated quantum systems, and discuss the description of the steady state by (generalized) Gibbs ensembles. We then turn to general features in the time evolution of local observables after the quench, using a simple model of free fermions as an example. In the second part we present an overview of recent progress in describing quench dynamics in two key paradig...

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Peer reviewed

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10.1088/1742-5468/2016/06/064002

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS Division
Department:
Physics; Theoretical Physics
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Institute of Physics Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment Journal website
Volume:
2016
Issue:
6
Pages:
064002
Publication date:
2016-06-24
Acceptance date:
2016-05-08
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1742-5468
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pubs:612021
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uuid:3690e63d-d46a-499e-a4a8-51f9d84ec578
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pubs:612021
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612021
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2018-04-19

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