Exact expression for the work fluctuation in a quenched transverse field Ising chain

Authors

Francis A Bayocboc Jr; Francis N. C. Paraan

Source

Proceedings of the 33rd Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas Physics Congress, University of Northern Philippines, Vigan City, 3–6 Jun 2015, SPP-2015-PA-48.

Abstract

We study the emergent thermodynamics associated with an arbitrary field quench in the Transverse Field Ising Model by calculating the fluctuations in the work done. An exact expression for the work fluctuation is obtained and is shown to exhibit non-analytic behavior when the system is initially critical.