Publication Date:
2014-06-10
Description:
Author(s): E. Mascarenhas, H. Bragança, R. Dorner, M. França Santos, V. Vedral, K. Modi, and J. Goold We study the physics of quantum phase transitions from the perspective of nonequilibrium thermodynamics. For first-order quantum phase transitions, we find that the average work done per quench in crossing the critical point is discontinuous. This leads us to introduce the quantum latent work in ana... [Phys. Rev. E 89, 062103] Published Tue Jun 03, 2014
Keywords:
Statistical Physics
Print ISSN:
1539-3755
Electronic ISSN:
1550-2376
Topics:
Physics
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