Tensor-network approach to work statistics for one-dimensional quantum lattice systems

We introduce a tensor-network approach to calculate the statistics of work done on one-dimensional quantum lattice systems initially prepared in thermal equilibrium states. In this approach, the dynamics is simulated with time-evolving block decimation (TEBD), and the initial thermal equilibrium sta...

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Main Authors: Jiayin Gu, Fan Zhang, H. T. Quan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-09-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.033193