Exact Fisher zeros and thermofield dynamics across a quantum critical point
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| author | Liu, Yang Lv, Songtai Meng, Yuchen Tan, Zefan Zhao, Erhai Zou, Haiyuan |
| author_facet | Liu, Yang Lv, Songtai Meng, Yuchen Tan, Zefan Zhao, Erhai Zou, Haiyuan |
| contents | By setting the inverse temperature $β$ loose to occupy the complex plane, Fisher showed that the zeros of the complex partition function $Z$, if approaching the real $β$ axis, reveal a thermodynamic phase transition. More recently, Fisher zeros were used to mark the dynamical phase transition in quench dynamics. It remains unclear, however, how Fisher zeros can be employed to better understand quantum phase transitions or the non-unitary dynamics of open quantum systems. Here we answer this question by a comprehensive analysis of the analytically continued one-dimensional transverse field Ising model. We exhaust all the Fisher zeros to show that in the thermodynamic limit they congregate into a remarkably simple pattern in the form of continuous open or closed lines. These Fisher lines evolve smoothly as the coupling constant is tuned, and a qualitative change identifies the quantum critical point. By exploiting the connection between $Z$ and the thermofield double states, we obtain analytical expressions for the short- and long-time dynamics of the survival amplitude, including its scaling behavior at the quantum critical point. We point out $Z$ can be realized and probed in monitored quantum circuits. The exact analytical results are corroborated by the numerical tensor renormalization group. We further show that similar patterns of Fisher zeros also emerge in other spin models. Therefore, the approach outlined may serve as a powerful tool for interacting quantum systems. |
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| spellingShingle | Exact Fisher zeros and thermofield dynamics across a quantum critical point Liu, Yang Lv, Songtai Meng, Yuchen Tan, Zefan Zhao, Erhai Zou, Haiyuan Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics - Lattice Quantum Physics By setting the inverse temperature $β$ loose to occupy the complex plane, Fisher showed that the zeros of the complex partition function $Z$, if approaching the real $β$ axis, reveal a thermodynamic phase transition. More recently, Fisher zeros were used to mark the dynamical phase transition in quench dynamics. It remains unclear, however, how Fisher zeros can be employed to better understand quantum phase transitions or the non-unitary dynamics of open quantum systems. Here we answer this question by a comprehensive analysis of the analytically continued one-dimensional transverse field Ising model. We exhaust all the Fisher zeros to show that in the thermodynamic limit they congregate into a remarkably simple pattern in the form of continuous open or closed lines. These Fisher lines evolve smoothly as the coupling constant is tuned, and a qualitative change identifies the quantum critical point. By exploiting the connection between $Z$ and the thermofield double states, we obtain analytical expressions for the short- and long-time dynamics of the survival amplitude, including its scaling behavior at the quantum critical point. We point out $Z$ can be realized and probed in monitored quantum circuits. The exact analytical results are corroborated by the numerical tensor renormalization group. We further show that similar patterns of Fisher zeros also emerge in other spin models. Therefore, the approach outlined may serve as a powerful tool for interacting quantum systems. |
| title | Exact Fisher zeros and thermofield dynamics across a quantum critical point |
| topic | Strongly Correlated Electrons Quantum Gases Statistical Mechanics High Energy Physics - Lattice Quantum Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2406.18981 |