Revisiting the Fermi Golden Rule: Quantum Dynamical Phase Transition as a Paradigm Shift

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2007-05-07

arxiv.org/abs/0705.0773v1

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Condensed Matter

Other Condensed Matter

At the Frontiers of Condensed Matter III, inv. lecture Buenos Aires 2006. Physica B in press

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10.1016/j.physb.2007.05.024

Classical and quantum phase transitions involve observables which are non-analytic as functions of a controlled thermodynamical variable. As occurs with the self-consistent Fermi Golden Rule, one condition to obtain the discontinuous behavior is the proper evaluation of a classical or quantum thermodynamic limit. We show that in presence of an environment, the oscillatory dynamics of a quantum two-level system, in analogy with a classical damped oscillator, can undergo a quantum dynamical phase transition to a non-oscillatory phase. This is obtained from a self-consistent solution of the Generalized Landauer Buettiker Equations, a simplified integral form of the Keldysh formalism. I argue that working at each side of the transition implies standing under different paradigms in the Kuhn's sense of the word. In consequence, paradigms incommensurability obtains a sound mathematical justification as a consequence of the non-analyticity of the observables. A strong case is made upon the need to deepen the public's intuition and understanding on the abrupt transition from static to dynamical friction regimes. Keywords: Self Consistent Fermi Golden Rule, Paradigm Shift, Quantum Dynamical Phase Transition, Decoherence, Energy-time Wigner Function, Dissipative Two-level system, Keldysh Formalisma, Generalized Landauer-Buettiker Equations, Loschmidt Echo, Mesoscopic Echo, Spin Dynamics, Solid State NMR, Dynamical Quantum Zeno Effect, Liquid Crystal NMR.

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