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In this work we focus on a recently introduced method [1] to construct the external potential $v$ that, for a given initial state, produces a prescribed time-dependent density in an interacting quantum many-body system. We show how this…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2014-12-12 S. E. B. Nielsen , M. Ruggenthaler , R. van Leeuwen

Non-perturbative aspects of the quantum many-body problem are revisited, discussed and advanced in the equation of motion framework. We compare the approach to the two-fermion response function truncated on the two-body level by the cluster…

Nuclear Theory · Physics 2020-01-01 Elena Litvinova , Peter Schuck

These Lecture Notes discuss the recent theoretical advances in the understanding of open quantum many-body physics in platforms where both dissipative and coherent processes can be tuned and controlled to a high degree. We start by…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-08-20 Rosario Fazio , Jonathan Keeling , Leonardo Mazza , Marco Schirò

We present a constructive derivation of a time-dependent deformation functional theory -- a collective variable approach to the nonequalibrium quantum many-body problem. It is shown that the motion of infinitesimal fluid elements (i.e. a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2011-09-19 I. V. Tokatly

A quantum kinetic theory of the linear response to an electric field is provided from a controlled expansion of the Keldysh theory at leading order, for a multiband electron system with weak scalar disorder. The response is uniquely…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2025-02-06 Thierry Valet , Roberto Raimondi

A dynamical many-body theory is presented which systematically extends beyond mean-field and perturbative quantum-field theoretical procedures. It allows us to study the dynamics of strongly interacting quantum-degenerate atomic gases. The…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2010-02-04 Thomas Gasenzer , Juergen Berges , Michael G. Schmidt , Marcos Seco

The phenomenon of emergent physics in condensed-matter many-body systems has become the paradigm of modern physics, and can probably also be applied to high-energy physics and cosmology. This encouraging fact comes from the universal…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2009-11-11 G. E. Volovik

Quantum systems of indistinguishable particles are commonly described using the formalism of second quantisation, which relies on the assumption that any admissible quantum state must be either symmetric or anti-symmetric under particle…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-07-13 Benjamin Yadin , Benjamin Morris , Kay Brandner

Irreversibility, despite being a necessary condition for thermalization, still lacks a sound understanding in the context of isolated quantum many-body systems. In this work we approach this question by studying the behavior of generic…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-11-14 Markus Schmitt , Stefan Kehrein

This research establishes an operational measurement way to express the quantum field theory in a geometrical form. In four-dimensional spacetime continuum, the orthogonal rotation is defined. It forms two sets of equations: one set is…

General Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Jianhua Xiao

A generalized formalism of the so-called non-adiabatic quantum molecular dynamics is presented, which applies for atomic many-body systems in external laser fields. The theory treats the nuclear dynamics and electronic transitions…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Thomas Kunert , Ruediger Schmidt

We propose a scheme for data-driven parameterization of unresolved dimensions of dynamical systems based on the mathematical framework of quantum mechanics and Koopman operator theory. Given a system in which some components of the state…

Dynamical Systems · Mathematics 2022-08-09 David Freeman , Dimitrios Giannakis , Joanna Slawinska

The dynamical equation satisfied by the density matrix, when a quantum system is subjected to one or more constraints arising from conserved quantities, is derived. The resulting nonlinear motion of the density matrix has the property that…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-02-23 Dorje C. Brody , Anna C. T. Gustavsson , Lane P. Hughston

Many-body quantum systems typically display fast dynamics and ballistic spreading of information. Here we address the open problem of how slow the dynamics can be after a generic breaking of integrability by local interactions. We develop a…

Disordered Systems and Neural Networks · Physics 2018-03-23 Alexios A. Michailidis , Marko Žnidarič , Mariya Medvedyeva , Dmitry A. Abanin , Tomaž Prosen , Zlatko Papić

In this article it will be presented the first attempt made in order to perform gauge invariant calculations of eigenstates of a quantum body in its condensed phase, the latter reacting to an external uniform magnetic field. The target is…

Materials Science · Physics 2020-12-01 S. Selenu

The last decade has witnessed the remarkable progress in our understanding of thermalization in isolated quantum systems. Combining the eigenstate thermalization hypothesis with quantum measurement theory, we extend the framework of quantum…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2018-10-31 Yuto Ashida , Keiji Saito , Masahito Ueda

Closed quantum many-body systems out of equilibrium pose several long-standing problems in physics. Recent years have seen a tremendous progress in approaching these questions, not least due to experiments with cold atoms and trapped ions…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-09-02 J. Eisert , M. Friesdorf , C. Gogolin

We develop a general framework to calculate the many-body density of states (DOS) of isolated and interacting quantum systems. Based on the generalized coherent state formalism and the Simon-Lieb bounds for a quantum partition function, our…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2026-04-17 Deniz Coskun , R. Chitra

We study how conservation laws shape the spreading of quantum coherence in many-body dynamics. Focusing on $U(1)$-symmetric random circuits, charge-and-dipole conserving circuits, as well as ergodic Hamiltonian dynamics, we probe coherences…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-28 Sreemayee Aditya , Emanuele Tirrito , Piotr Sierant , Xhek Turkeshi

We review the non-equilibrium dynamics of many-body quantum systems after a quantum quench with spatial inhomogeneities, either in the Hamiltonian or in the initial state. We focus on integrable and many-body localized systems that fail to…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2016-07-07 Romain Vasseur , Joel E. Moore