Formation and dynamics of structural defects in ion chains
Non-adiabatic crossing of symmetry breaking phase transitions results in formation of a domain structure and topological defects. The average density of domains depends on the quench rate of the phase transition. Kibble-Zurek mechanism predicts the scaling of the number of domains with quench rate....
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Imperial College London
2014
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.656726 |