Publications Robert OTT

2021

Article

• R. Ott, T. Zache, F. Jendrzejewski , J. Berges Scalable Cold-Atom Quantum Simulator for Two-Dimensional QED, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127 (2021-09-24), http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.130504 doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.127.130504 (ID: 720773) Toggle Abstract
  We propose a scalable analog quantum simulator for quantum electrodynamics in two spatial dimensions. The setup for the U(1) lattice gauge field theory employs interspecies spin-changing collisions in an ultracold atomic mixture trapped in an optical lattice. We engineer spatial plaquette terms for magnetic fields, thus solving a major obstacle toward experimental realizations of realistic gauge theories in higher dimensions. We apply our approach to the pure gauge theory of compact QED and discuss how the phenomenon of confinement of electric charges can be described by the quantum simulator.

Preprints

• N. Mueller, T. Zache, R. Ott Quantum thermalization of gauge theories: chaos, turbulence and universality, (2021-11-01), arXiv:2111.01155 arXiv:2111.01155 (ID: 720769) Toggle Abstract
  In this talk, we discuss real-time thermalization dynamics of Z2 Lattice Gauge Theory in 2+1 spacetime dimensions. While classical thermalization is commonly associated with chaotic behavior, turbulence and universality, the manifestation of these phenomena in quantum mechanical systems is not clear. However, when viewed through the lens of Entanglement Structure, we find that quantum thermalization proceeds in characteristic stages and reveals phenomena remarkably similar to their classical counterparts: chaos, turbulence and universality.
• N. Mueller, T. Zache, R. Ott Thermalization of Gauge Theories from their Entanglement Spectrum, (2021-07-23), arXiv:2107.11416 arXiv:2107.11416 (ID: 720771) Toggle Abstract
  Using dual theories embedded into a larger unphysical Hilbert space along entanglement cuts, we study the Entanglement Structure of Z2 lattice gauge theory in (2+1) spacetime dimensions. We find that Li and Haldane's conjecture holds for gauge theories, and show consistency of the Entanglement Hamiltonian with the Bisognano-Wichmann theorem. Studying non-equilibrium dynamics after a quench, we provide a complete description of thermalization in Z2 gauge theory which proceeds in a characteristic sequence: Maximization of the Schmidt rank and spreading of level repulsion at early times, self-similar evolution with scaling coefficients α=0.8±0.1 and β=0.05±0.03 at intermediate times, and finally thermal saturation of the von Neumann entropy.