An overview of recent results for the non-equilibrium dynamics of isolated 1D models (Prof. P. Calabrese)

  • Datum: 28.11.2017
  • Uhrzeit: 14:30 - 15:30
  • Vortragende(r): Prof. Dr. Pasquale Calabrese
  • Statistical Physics SISSA, Trieste, Italy
  • Raum: New Lecture Hall, Room B 0.32
  • Gastgeber: MPQ
Since the early days of quantum mechanics, understanding how statistical ensembles arise from the unitary time evolution of an isolated quantum system has been a fascinating problem.

However, for many years this has been considered just a theoreticians’ game, until a series of cold-atom ground-breaking experiments during the last decade allowed to probe with unprecedented precision the unitary time evolution of many-body quantum systems.

In this talk I will discuss some recent theoretical findings about the non-equilibrium dynamics of isolated 1D models emphasising in particular the role of quantum entanglement in the relaxation and thermalization processes.

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