Two-bath spin-boson model: Phase diagram and critical properties

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Beitragende

  • Benedikt Bruognolo - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Andreas Weichselbaum - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Cheng Guo - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Jan Von Delft - , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU) (Autor:in)
  • Imke Schneider - , Rheinland-Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern-Landau (Autor:in)
  • Matthias Vojta - , Professur für Theoretische Festkörperphysik (Autor:in)

Abstract

The spin-boson model, describing a two-level system coupled to a bath of harmonic oscillators, is a generic model for quantum dissipation, with manifold applications. It has also been studied as a simple example for an impurity quantum phase transition. Here, we present a detailed study of a U(1)-symmetric two-bath spin-boson model, where two different components of an SU(2) spin 12 are coupled to separate dissipative baths. Nontrivial physics arises from the competition of the two dissipation channels, resulting in a variety of phases and quantum phase transitions. We employ a combination of analytical and numerical techniques to determine the properties of both the stable phases and the quantum critical points. In particular, we find a critical intermediate-coupling phase which is bounded by a continuous quantum phase transition which violates the quantum-to-classical correspondence.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer245130
FachzeitschriftPhysical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics
Jahrgang90
Ausgabenummer24
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 18 Dez. 2014
Peer-Review-StatusJa