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 …

Spin ice, fractionalization, and topological order

C Castelnovo, R Moessner… - Annu. Rev. Condens …, 2012 - annualreviews.org
The spin ice compounds Dy2Ti2O7 and Ho2Ti2O7 are highly unusual magnets that
epitomize a set of concepts of great interest in modern condensed matter physics: Their low …

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 …

The “Coulomb phase” in frustrated systems

CL Henley - Annu. Rev. Condens. Matter Phys., 2010 - annualreviews.org
The “Coulomb phase” is an emergent state for lattice models (particularly highly frustrated
antiferromagnets), which have local constraints that can be mapped to a divergence-free …

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 …

Deconfined quantum critical points: a review

T Senthil - 50 Years of the Renormalization Group: Dedicated to …, 2024 - World Scientific
Continuous phase transitions in equilibrium statistical mechanics were successfully
described 50 years ago with the development of the renormalization group framework. This …

Theory of deconfined pseudocriticality

R Ma, C Wang - Physical Review B, 2020 - APS
It has been proposed that the deconfined criticality in (2+ 1) d—the quantum phase transition
between a Néel antiferromagnet and a valence-bond solid (VBS)—may actually be …

Landau-forbidden quantum criticality in Rydberg quantum simulators

JY Lee, J Ramette, MA Metlitski, V Vuletić, WW Ho… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
The Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson theory of phase transitions precludes a continuous transition
between two phases that spontaneously break distinct symmetries. However, quantum …

Duality between (2+ 1) d quantum critical points

T Senthil, DT Son, C Wang, C Xu - Physics Reports, 2019 - Elsevier
Duality refers to two equivalent descriptions of the same theory from different points of view.
Recently there has been tremendous progress in formulating and understanding possible …

Classification of gapless spin liquids in three-dimensional Kitaev models

K O'Brien, M Hermanns, S Trebst - Physical Review B, 2016 - APS
Frustrated quantum magnets can harbor unconventional spin-liquid ground states in which
the elementary magnetic moments fractionalize into new emergent degrees of freedom …