Non-Equilibrium Dynamics Beyond Dephasing
Author | : Bernhard Rauer |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2019-05-04 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783030182366 |
ISBN-13 | : 3030182363 |
Rating | : 4/5 (363 Downloads) |
Download or read book Non-Equilibrium Dynamics Beyond Dephasing written by Bernhard Rauer and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-05-04 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cold atomic gases trapped and manipulated on atom chips allow the realization of seminal one-dimensional (1d) quantum many-body problems in an isolated and well controlled environment. In this context, this thesis presents an extensive experimental study of non-equilibrium dynamics in 1d Bose gases, with a focus on processes that go beyond simple dephasing dynamics. It reports on the observation of recurrences of coherence in the post-quench dynamics of a pair of 1d Bose gases and presents a detailed study of their decay. The latter represents the first observation of phonon-phonon scattering in these systems. Furthermore, the thesis investigates a novel cooling mechanism occurring in Bose gases subjected to a uniform loss of particles. Together, the results presented show a wide range of non-equilibrium phenomena occurring in 1d Bose gases and establish them as an ideal testbed for many-body physics beyond equilibrium.