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Autori principali: Abanov, Alexander G., Gangardt, Dimitri M.
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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Accesso online:https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11686
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author Abanov, Alexander G.
Gangardt, Dimitri M.
author_facet Abanov, Alexander G.
Gangardt, Dimitri M.
contents The emptiness formation problem is addressed for a one-dimensional quantum polytropic gas characterized by an arbitrary polytropic index $γ$, which defines the equation of state $P \sim ρ^γ$, where $P$ is the pressure and $ρ$ is the density. The problem involves determining the probability of the spontaneous formation of an empty interval in the ground state of the gas. In the limit of a macroscopically large interval, this probability is dominated by an instanton configuration. By solving the hydrodynamic equations in imaginary time, we derive the analytic form of the emptiness instanton. This solution is expressed as an integral representation analogous to those used for correlation functions in Conformal Field Theory. Prominent features of the spatiotemporal profile of the instanton are obtained directly from this representation.
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spellingShingle Emptiness Instanton in Quantum Polytropic Gas
Abanov, Alexander G.
Gangardt, Dimitri M.
Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Quantum Physics
The emptiness formation problem is addressed for a one-dimensional quantum polytropic gas characterized by an arbitrary polytropic index $γ$, which defines the equation of state $P \sim ρ^γ$, where $P$ is the pressure and $ρ$ is the density. The problem involves determining the probability of the spontaneous formation of an empty interval in the ground state of the gas. In the limit of a macroscopically large interval, this probability is dominated by an instanton configuration. By solving the hydrodynamic equations in imaginary time, we derive the analytic form of the emptiness instanton. This solution is expressed as an integral representation analogous to those used for correlation functions in Conformal Field Theory. Prominent features of the spatiotemporal profile of the instanton are obtained directly from this representation.
title Emptiness Instanton in Quantum Polytropic Gas
topic Statistical Mechanics
Mathematical Physics
Pattern Formation and Solitons
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.11686