Dynamical equilibration across a quenched phase transition in a trapped quantum gas
Dynamical equilibration across a quenched phase transition in a trapped quantum gas
The formation of an equilibrium quantum state from an uncorrelated thermal one through the dynamical crossing of a phase transition is a central question of non-equilibrium many-body physics. During such crossing, the system breaks its symmetry by establishing numerous uncorrelated regions separated by spontaneously-generated defects, whose emergence obeys a universal …