Quenching the Kitaev honeycomb model
Louk Rademaker
SciPost Phys. 7, 071 (2019) · published 29 November 2019
- doi: 10.21468/SciPostPhys.7.5.071
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Abstract
I studied the non-equilibrium response of an initial N\'{e}el state under time evolution with the Kitaev honeycomb model. With isotropic interactions ($J_x = J_y = J_z$) the system quickly loses its antiferromagnetic order and crosses over into a steady state valence bond solid, which can be inferred from the long-range dimer correlations. There is no signature of a dynamical phase transition. Upon including anisotropy ($J_x = J_y \neq J_z$), an exponentially long prethermal regime appears with persistent magnetization oscillations whose period derives from an effective toric code.
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- 1 Institut Périmètre de physique théorique / Perimeter Institute [PI]
- 2 Université de Genève / University of Geneva [UNIGE]
Funders for the research work leading to this publication
- Gouvernement du Canada / Government of Canada
- Ministry of Research and Innovation (Canada, Ontario, Min Res&Innov) (through Organization: Ministry of Research, Innovation and Science - Ontario [MRIS])