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Main Author: Pulikkotil, J J
Format: Preprint
Published: 2026
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00580
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contents The non-equilibrium dynamics of an order parameter confined by an external constraint field are investigated within a spatially extended Belitz-Kirkpatrick-Vojta framework. A generic non-monotonic dissipation peak arises at avoided criticality due to the interplay between macroscopic free-energy flattening and microscopic disorder-induced trapping. Near this regime, suppressed deterministic forces enhance activated trapping, leading to an effective violation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and ultimate glassy arrest. At higher fields, the system undergoes a discontinuous phase transition that bypasses this flat free-energy region. These explicit analytical scalings establish a generic mechanism for non-equilibrium arrest in disordered condensed matter systems.
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spellingShingle Non-equilibrium glassy arrest and discontinuous transitions at avoided quantum critical points
Pulikkotil, J J
Statistical Mechanics
The non-equilibrium dynamics of an order parameter confined by an external constraint field are investigated within a spatially extended Belitz-Kirkpatrick-Vojta framework. A generic non-monotonic dissipation peak arises at avoided criticality due to the interplay between macroscopic free-energy flattening and microscopic disorder-induced trapping. Near this regime, suppressed deterministic forces enhance activated trapping, leading to an effective violation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem and ultimate glassy arrest. At higher fields, the system undergoes a discontinuous phase transition that bypasses this flat free-energy region. These explicit analytical scalings establish a generic mechanism for non-equilibrium arrest in disordered condensed matter systems.
title Non-equilibrium glassy arrest and discontinuous transitions at avoided quantum critical points
topic Statistical Mechanics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2606.00580