Abstract
In this Letter it is shown that dynamical quantum phase transitions in Loschmidt echos control the nonequilibrium dynamics of the order parameter after particular quantum quenches in systems with broken-symmetry phases. A direct connection between Loschmidt echos and the order parameter dynamics is established which links nonequilibrium microscopic probabilities to the system’s macroscopic dynamical properties. These concepts are illustrated numerically using exact diagonalization for quantum quenches in the chain with initial Néel states. An outlook is given on how to explore these predictions experimentally with ultracold gases in optical lattices.
- Received 10 April 2014
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.205701
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