Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Dirac Quantum Criticality in Imaginary Time

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Main Authors: Yu, Yin-Kai, Zeng, Zhi, Shu, Yu-Rong, Li, Zi-Xiang, Yin, Shuai
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author Yu, Yin-Kai
Zeng, Zhi
Shu, Yu-Rong
Li, Zi-Xiang
Yin, Shuai
author_facet Yu, Yin-Kai
Zeng, Zhi
Shu, Yu-Rong
Li, Zi-Xiang
Yin, Shuai
contents Quantum criticality within Dirac fermions harbors a plethora of exotic phenomena, attracting sustained attention in the past decades. Here, we explore the imaginary-time relaxation dynamics in a typical Dirac quantum criticality belonging to chiral Heisenberg universality class. Performing large-scale quantum Monte Carlo simulation, we unveil rich nonequilibrium critical phenomena from different initial states. In particular, we identify a non-stationary initial slip evolution characterized by an unconventional negative critical exponent $θ=-0.84(4)$, corroborating the significant impact of fermionic critical fluctuations. Furthermore, we generalize the nonequilibrium scaling theory to incorporate both fermionic and bosonic critical modes, capturing their distinct relaxation behaviors. Armed with the scaling theory, we establish a new framework to investigate fermionic quantum criticality based on short-time dynamics, paving a promising avenue to fathoming quantum criticality in diverse fermionic systems with high efficiency.
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spellingShingle Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Dirac Quantum Criticality in Imaginary Time
Yu, Yin-Kai
Zeng, Zhi
Shu, Yu-Rong
Li, Zi-Xiang
Yin, Shuai
Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum criticality within Dirac fermions harbors a plethora of exotic phenomena, attracting sustained attention in the past decades. Here, we explore the imaginary-time relaxation dynamics in a typical Dirac quantum criticality belonging to chiral Heisenberg universality class. Performing large-scale quantum Monte Carlo simulation, we unveil rich nonequilibrium critical phenomena from different initial states. In particular, we identify a non-stationary initial slip evolution characterized by an unconventional negative critical exponent $θ=-0.84(4)$, corroborating the significant impact of fermionic critical fluctuations. Furthermore, we generalize the nonequilibrium scaling theory to incorporate both fermionic and bosonic critical modes, capturing their distinct relaxation behaviors. Armed with the scaling theory, we establish a new framework to investigate fermionic quantum criticality based on short-time dynamics, paving a promising avenue to fathoming quantum criticality in diverse fermionic systems with high efficiency.
title Nonequilibrium Dynamics of Dirac Quantum Criticality in Imaginary Time
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.10601