Supercurrent survival under a Rosen-Zener quench of hard-core bosons.
Phys Rev Lett
; 99(20): 205303, 2007 Nov 16.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-18233155
ABSTRACT
We study the survival of supercurrents in a system of impenetrable bosons on a lattice, subject to a quantum quench from its critical superfluid phase to an insulating phase. We show that the evolution of the current when the quench follows a Rosen-Zener profile is exactly solvable. This allows us to analyze a quench of arbitrary rate, from a sudden destruction of the superfluid to a slow opening of a gap. The decay and oscillations of the current are analytically derived and studied numerically along with the momentum distribution after the quench. In the case of small supercurrent boosts nu, we find that the current surviving at long times is proportional to nu3.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Language:
En
Journal:
Phys Rev Lett
Year:
2007
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States