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Far from equilibrium energy flow in quantum critical systems

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-06-03 v1 Statistical Mechanics Strongly Correlated Electrons

Abstract

We investigate far from equilibrium energy transport in strongly coupled quantum critical systems. Combining results from gauge-gravity duality, relativistic hydrodynamics, and quantum field theory, we argue that long-time energy transport occurs via a universal steady-state for any spatial dimensionality. This is described by a boosted thermal state. We determine the transport properties of this emergent steady state, including the average energy flow and its long-time fluctuations.

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@article{arxiv.1311.3655,
  title  = {Far from equilibrium energy flow in quantum critical systems},
  author = {M. J. Bhaseen and Benjamin Doyon and Andrew Lucas and Koenraad Schalm},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.3655},
  year   = {2015}
}

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5 pages, 3 figures

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