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Counting statistics of the Dicke superradiance phase transition

Quantum Physics 2013-09-24 v2

Abstract

We consider a driven single mode Dicke-Hamiltonian coupled to a dissipative zero-temperature bath. We derive the cumulant generating function for emitted photons of this quantum-critical system by using a PP-representation of the master equation in the thermodynamic limit. This cumulant generating function is shown to consist of two parts: a macroscopic component, which is Poissonian in nature with characteristic rate proportional to the order parameter of the system; and a part describing fluctuations which is non-trivial in form and divergent around the quantum phase transition.

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@article{arxiv.1301.2973,
  title  = {Counting statistics of the Dicke superradiance phase transition},
  author = {Wassilij Kopylov and Clive Emary and Tobias Brandes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1301.2973},
  year   = {2013}
}

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9 pages, 5 figures