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Self-consistent time-dependent harmonic approximation for the sine-Gordon model out of equilibrium

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We derive a self-consistent time-dependent harmonic approximation for the quantum sine-Gordon model out of equilibrium and apply the method to the dynamics of tunnel-coupled one-dimensional Bose gases. We determine the time evolution of experimentally relevant observables and in particular derive results for the probability distribution of subsystem phase fluctuations. We investigate the regime of validity of the approximation by applying it to the simpler case of a nonlinear harmonic oscillator, for which numerically exact results are available. We complement our self-consistent harmonic approximation by exact results at the free fermion point of the sine-Gordon model.
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10.1088/1742-5468/ab3579

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Institution:
University of Oxford
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MPLS
Department:
Physics
Oxford college:
Merton College
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University of Oxford
Department:
Physics
Sub department:
Theoretical Physics
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Van Nieuwkerk, Y
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Buckee Scholarship
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Van Nieuwkerk, Y
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Buckee Scholarship
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Funding agency for:
Van Nieuwkerk, Y
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Buckee Scholarship


Publisher:
IOP Publishing
Journal:
Journal of Statistical Mechanics: Theory and Experiment More from this journal
Volume:
2019
Issue:
August
Article number:
084012
Publication date:
2019-08-21
Acceptance date:
2019-06-28
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1742-5468


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2019-08-01

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