Phase transitions in particle physics: Results and perspectives from lattice quantum chromo-dynamics

G Aarts, J Aichelin, C Allton, A Athenodorou… - Progress in Particle and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Phase transitions in a non-perturbative regime can be studied by ab initio Lattice Field
Theory methods. The status and future research directions for LFT investigations of Quantum …

Coherent and dissipative dynamics at quantum phase transitions

D Rossini, E Vicari - Physics Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The many-body physics at quantum phase transitions shows a subtle interplay between
quantum and thermal fluctuations, emerging in the low-temperature limit. In this review, we …

SO (5) Deconfined Phase Transition under the Fuzzy-Sphere Microscope: Approximate Conformal Symmetry, Pseudo-Criticality, and Operator Spectrum

Z Zhou, L Hu, W Zhu, YC He - Physical Review X, 2024 - APS
The deconfined quantum critical point (DQCP) is an example of phase transitions beyond
the Landau symmetry-breaking paradigm that attracts wide interest. However, its nature has …

Deconfined quantum critical points: symmetries and dualities

C Wang, A Nahum, MA Metlitski, C Xu, T Senthil - Physical Review X, 2017 - APS
The deconfined quantum critical point (QCP), separating the Néel and valence bond solid
phases in a 2D antiferromagnet, was proposed as an example of (2+ 1) D criticality …

Scaling of entanglement entropy at deconfined quantum criticality

J Zhao, YC Wang, Z Yan, M Cheng, ZY Meng - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We develop a nonequilibrium increment method to compute the Rényi entanglement
entropy and investigate its scaling behavior at the deconfined critical (DQC) point via large …

Physics of three-dimensional bosonic topological insulators: Surface-deconfined criticality and quantized magnetoelectric effect

A Vishwanath, T Senthil - Physical Review X, 2013 - APS
We discuss physical properties of “integer” topological phases of bosons in D= 3+ 1
dimensions, protected by internal symmetries like time reversal and/or charge conservation …

Bootstrapping deconfined quantum tricriticality

SM Chester, N Su - Physical Review Letters, 2024 - APS
The paradigmatic example of deconfined quantum criticality is the Neel to valence bond
solid phase transition. The continuum description of this transition is the N= 2 case of the …

Quantum criticality with two length scales

H Shao, W Guo, AW Sandvik - Science, 2016 - science.org
The theory of deconfined quantum critical (DQC) points describes phase transitions at
absolute temperature T= 0 outside the standard paradigm, predicting continuous …

Deconfined quantum criticality, scaling violations, and classical loop models

A Nahum, JT Chalker, P Serna, M Ortuño, AM Somoza - Physical Review X, 2015 - APS
Numerical studies of the transition between Néel and valence bond solid phases in two-
dimensional quantum antiferromagnets give strong evidence for the remarkable scenario of …

Emergence of gapless quantum spin liquid from deconfined quantum critical point

WY Liu, J Hasik, SS Gong, D Poilblanc, WQ Chen… - Physical Review X, 2022 - APS
Quantum spin liquids (QSLs) as novel phases of matter with long-range entanglement and
deconfined quantum critical points (DQCPs) as descriptions for unconventional phase …