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Kibble-Zurek mechanism (KZM) is a universal framework which could in principle describe phase transition phenomenon in any system with required symmetry properties. However, a conflicting observation termed anti-KZ behavior has been…

The diverging responses to parameter variations of systems at quantum critical points motivate schemes of quantum metrology that feature sub-Heisenberg scaling of the sensitivity with the system size (e.g., the number of particles). This…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-08-11 Chong Chen , Ping Wang , Ren-Bao Liu

We investigate the quantum correlations in an axially symmetric hybrid qubit-qutrit system subjected to different noisy environments. We first introduce a physical model and analyze its Hamiltonian structure, emphasizing the role of hybrid…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-01-01 M. Abdellaoui , N. -E. Abouelkhir , A. Slaoui , R. Ahl Laamara , S. Haddadi

In this paper we address the question how the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, which describes the formation of topological defects in quantum systems subjected to a quench across a critical point, is generalized to the same scenario but for…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2017-12-06 Patrik Hedvall , Jonas Larson

We study the scaling of the decoherence factor of a qubit (spin-1/2) using the central spin model in which the central spin (qubit) is globally coupled to a transverse XY spin chain. The aim here is to study the non-equilibrium generation…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2015-06-04 Tanay Nag , Uma Divakaran , Amit Dutta

The quantum Kibble-Zurek mechanism (QKZM) predicts universal dynamical behavior near the quantum phase transitions (QPTs). It is now well understood for the one-dimensional quantum matter. Higher-dimensional systems, however, remain a…

Strongly Correlated Electrons · Physics 2022-10-26 Markus Schmitt , Marek M. Rams , Jacek Dziarmaga , Markus Heyl , Wojciech H. Zurek

In an idealistic setting, quantum metrology protocols allow to sense physical parameters with mean squared error that scales as $1/N^2$ with the number of particles involved---substantially surpassing the $1/N$-scaling characteristic to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-01-05 Jan Kolodynski

Universality and scaling are fundamental concepts in equilibrium continuous phase transitions. Here, we unveil a unique and universal scaling behavior of the critical time in slowly driven dynamical quantum phase transition. Going beyond…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2024-09-26 Xiang Zhang , Liangdong Hu , Fuxiang Li

We consider the time-dependent transverse field Ising chain with time-periodic perturbations. Without perturbations, this model is one of the famous models that obeys the scaling in the adiabatic limit predicted by the quantum Kibble-Zurek…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-08-09 Takayuki Suzuki , Kaito Iwamura

When modeling the effects of noise on quantum circuits, one often makes the assumption that these effects can be accounted for by individual decoherence events following an otherwise noise-free gate. In this work, we address the validity of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-12-19 Keith R. Fratus , Juha Leppäkangas , Michael Marthaler , Jan-Michael Reiner

Recent advances in quantum technology have enabled the simulation of quantum many-body systems on real quantum devices. However, such quantum simulators are inherently subject to decoherence, and its impact on system dynamics - particularly…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-02-11 Yuta Hirasaki , Toshinari Itoko , Naoki Kanazawa , Eiji Saitoh

Quantum compilers rely on calibration-derived noise models to guide circuit mapping and optimization. These models characterize gate and qubit errors independently and miss context-dependent effects such as crosstalk and correlated…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Zhenyu Qi , Qian Zhang , Haotang Li , Sen He , Jiyuan Wang

Quantum phase transitions are characterised by the universal scaling laws in the critical region surrounding the transitions. This universality is also manifested in the critical real-time dynamics through the quantum Kibble-Zurek…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-04-21 Jose Soto Garcia , Natalia Chepiga

We study the dynamics of quantum systems under classical and quantum noise, focusing on decoherence in qubit systems. Classical noise is described by a random process leading to a stochastic temporal evolution of a closed quantum system,…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2010-10-25 Olli-Pentti Saira , Ville Bergholm , Teemu Ojanen , Mikko Mottonen

Quantum phase transitions (QPTs) involve transformations between different states of matter that are driven by quantum fluctuations. These fluctuations play a dominant role in the quantum critical region surrounding the transition point,…

Quasi-static transformations, or slow quenches, of many-body quantum systems across quantum critical points create topological defects. The Kibble-Zurek mechanism regulates the appearance of defects in a local quantum system through a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-09-16 Stefano Gherardini , Lorenzo Buffoni , Nicolò Defenu

In the course of a non-equilibrium continuous phase transition, the dynamics ceases to be adiabatic in the vicinity of the critical point as a result of the critical slowing down (the divergence of the relaxation time in the neighborhood of…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2014-06-03 Adolfo del Campo , Wojciech H. Zurek

We describe a scheme for finding quantum critical points based on studies of a non-equilibrium susceptibility during finite-rate quenches taking the system from one phase to another. We assume that two such quenches are performed in…

Statistical Mechanics · Physics 2020-10-12 Michał Białończyk , Bogdan Damski

Mitigating noise-induced decoherence is the central challenge in controlling open quantum systems. While existing robust protocols often require precise noise models, we introduce a universal framework for noise-agnostic quantum control…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-18 Lixiang Ding , Jingtao Fan , Xingze Qiu

According to the Kibble-Zurek mechanism, there is a universal power-law relationship between the defect density and the quench rate during a slow linear quench through a critical point. It is generally accepted that a fast quench results in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-07-22 Han-Chuan Kou , Peng Li