Quantum quenches in 1 + 1 dimensional conformal field theories
Pasquale CalabreseSISSA and INFN, Via Bonomea 265, 34136 Trieste, ItalyJohn CardyAll Souls College, Oxford OX1 4AL, UK; Department of Physics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
2016en
ABI
Abstract
Abstract We review the imaginary time path integral approach to the quench dynamics of conformal field theories. We show how this technique can be applied to the determination of the time dependence of correlation functions and entanglement entropy for both global and local quenches. We also briefly review other quench protocols. We carefully discuss the limits of applicability of these results to realistic models of condensed matter and cold atoms.
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