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Non-equilibrium Dynamics Following a Quench to the Critical Point in a Semi-infinite System

Condensed Matter 2009-10-28 v1

Abstract

We study the non-equilibrium dynamics (purely dissipative and relaxational) in a semi-infinite system following a quench from the high temperature disordered phase to its critical temperature. We show that the local autocorrelation near the surface of a semi-infinite system decays algebraically in time with a new exponent which is different from the bulk. We calculate this new non-equilibrium surface exponent in several cases, both analytically and numerically.

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@article{arxiv.cond-mat/9506050,
  title  = {Non-equilibrium Dynamics Following a Quench to the Critical Point in a Semi-infinite System},
  author = {Satya N. Majumdar and Anirvan M. Sengupta},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/9506050},
  year   = {2009}
}

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revtex, 9 pages, 2 figures available from the authors