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Detectors in Quantum Theory > s.a. experimental particle physics; particle effects. * Idea: A model for a detector is often a point particle with internal energy levels, which can get excited due to its interaction with a quantum field. @ General references: Bloch PR(67); Bloch & Burba PRD(74) [and presence of particle]; Hinton JPA(83), CQG(84); Marshall FP(91) [efficiency and fluctuations of electromagnetic field]; Marolf PRA(94)gq/93; Bondurant PRA(04) [pointlike model]; Buscemi & Compagno PRA(09)-a0904 [in quantum field theory, and non-local correlations]; D'Auria et al PRL(11) [quantum decoherence of single-photon counters]; Brown et al PRD(13)-a1212 [beyond perturbation theory]; Bruschi et al JPA(13)-a1212; Martín-Martínez & Louko PRD(14) [and the zero mode of a quantum field]; Martín-Martínez PRD(15)-a1509 [causality constraints]; Sriramkumar a1612-fs [review of concept and response to quantum field]; Luis & Ares a1707 [and non-classicality]; de Ramón et al a2102 [and causality]; Tjoa et al a2102. @ Unruh-DeWitt detectors: Hümmer et al PRD(16)-a1506 [for fermionic and bosonic fields, renormalized]; Cong et al a2009 [inside rotating shells]; Burbano et al JHEP(21)-a2012 [path integral formalism]. @ Other models, examples: Wick a1901 [model for real position measurements]; Yang & Jacob JAP(19)-a1905 [using first-order quantum phase transitions]; Nehra & Jacob a1909 [Wigner functions]; Teufel & Tumulka a1912 [detectors as absorbing boundary conditions]; Ballesteros et al CMP(21)-a2007 [appearance of particle tracks]; Adjei et al PRA(20)-a2001 [simulation with non-linear optics]; Iyer et al a2104 [unified formalism for spacelike and timelike events, correlations]. @ Time of detection: Brunetti & Fredenhagen PRA(02)qp/01; Tumulka a1601, a1601, a1601 [time distribution of clicks]. @ Accelerated: Klyshko PLA(91); Sriramkumar & Padmanabhan CQG(96) [finite-time]; Davies et al PRD(96)gq [rotating]; Kim PRD(99) [accelerated oscillator]; Sriramkumar gq/01 [accelerated (D+1)-dimensional]; Sonego & Westman CQG(04)gq/03 [and geodesic motion]; Lin & Hu PRD(06) [vacuum fluctuations to radiation]; Louko & Satz JPCS(07)gq/06 [with regularisation]; Costa & Piazza NJP(09)-a0805 [and Unruh effect]; Kothawala & Padmanabhan PLB(10)-a0911 [time-dependent acceleration]; Thoma a1305 [quantum-field-theoretical model, for Unruh effect]; Anastopolos & Savvidou GRG(14)-a1403 [detection rates along non-inertial trajectories]; Doria & Muñoz a1503 [non-uniformly accelerating observers do not see a thermal state]; Costa a2008 [finite time interval, decoherence]; > s.a. mirrors. @ In non-trivial spacetimes: Langlois AP(06) [topologically non-trivial]; Hodgkinson PhD(13)-a1309 [curved-spacetime quantum field theory]; Ng et al PRD(16)-a1606, a1706 [and the non-local structure of spacetime]; Martín-Martínez et al PRD(20)-a2001 [fully covariant smeared particle detectors in curved spacetimes]. > Related topics: see bell inequalities [detection loophole]; measurement in quantum theory; unruh effect.
Dicke Model * Idea: A collection of two- and three-level atoms interacting with (a single quantized mode of) the electromagnetic field and contained within a volume much smaller than the smallest resonance wavelength; It has a phase transition with the atom-field coupling as control parameter. @ General references: Buzek et al PRL(05)qp [ground-state instabilities]; Dimer et al PRA(07)qp/06 [realization in cavity QED]; Garraway PTRS(11); Bastarrachea-Magnani & Hirsch RMF-a1108 [numerical solutions]; Bhaseen et al PRA(12)-a1110 [dynamics of non-equilibrium Dicke models]; Hirsch et al AIP(12)-a1110 [mean-field description]; Braak JPB(13)-a1304 [N = 3, solution]; Kirton et al a1805-AQT [intro]. @ Critical behavior: Castaños et al PRA(12)-a1206; Bastidas et al PRL(12) [non-equilibrium quantum phase transitions]; Dey et al PRE(12)-a1208 [information geometry, quantum phase transitions]; Nahmad-Achar et al PS(13) [catastrophe formalism and group theory]; Bastarrachea-Magnani et al PRA(14) [density of states and excited-state quantum phase transitions], PRA(14) [chaos and regularity, quantum and semiclassical]; del Real et al PS(13)-a1409 [Husimi distribution and Wehrl entropy]; Bhattacherjee PLA(14) [non-equilibrium dynamical phases]; Bastarrachea-Magnani et al PRE(16)-a1509 [regular and chaotic regions in phase space]. @ Generalized: Aparicio et al a0706 [generalized fermion, phase transition]; Grinberg AP(11) [non-classical effects]. > Properties, related concepts: see Fisher Information. > Related models: see Tavis-Cummings Model.
Discretization @ General references: Tonti JCP(14) [purely algebraic formulation of physical laws, without discretization]. @ Techniques: Seslija et al JGP(12)-a1111 [discrete exterior geometry, Dirac structures and finite-dimensional port-Hamiltonian systems]; Palha et al JCP(14) [basic concepts]; Höhn JMP(14)-a1401 [systems with temporally varying discretization, quantization]; Levi & Rodriguez a1407 [discrete variables and invariant schemes when the discrete Schwarz theorem is satisfied]; > s.a. Finite-Element Method. > Mathematical: see Continuum; Derivatives; differential equations; discrete spacetimes; distributions [Dirac delta]; laplace equation; riemannian geometry. > Gravity-related systems: see approaches to quantum gravity; Barrett-Crane Model [discretized BF theory]; BF theory; bianchi models; brane world [Randall-Sundrum models]; canonical quantum gravity models; constraints in general relativity; formulations of general relativity; FLRW spacetimes; gowdy spacetimes; lattice gravity; loop quantum gravity; perturbations in general relativity; riemannian geometry. > Quantum systems: see canonical quantum theory; formulations of quantum theory; modified quantum mechanics; path-integral quantum mechanics; path-integral quantum field theory; QED; quantum chaos; types of quantum field theories. > Other physical systems: see computational physics; constrained systems; Continuous Media; field theory; fluids; graph theory in physics; modified electromagnetism; heat equation; klein-gordon fields; Kolmogorov System; lattice field theories; regge calculus; types of field theories; types of yang-mills theories; wave equations.
Disformal Interactions / Transformations > s.a. Horndeski Action; Mimetic Gravity; Vainshtein Mechanism. @ General references: Brax & Burrage PRD(15)-a1407 [disformal scalars, and atomic and particle physics]; Bittencourt et al CQG(15)-a1505 [and the Dirac equation]; Fumagalli et al a1610 [as a change of units]. @ Disformal gravity: Ip et al JCAP(15)-a1507 [solar system constraints]; Sakstein & Verner PRD(15)-a1509 [Jordan-frame analysis]. @ And cosmology: Minamitsuji PLB(14) [cosmological perturbations in scalar-tensor theory]; Sakstein JCAP(14)-a1409; Sakstein PRD(15)-a1409 [cosmological solutions]; Motohashi & White JCAP(16)-a1504 [invariance of curvature perturbations]; Domènech et al JCAP(15)-a1505; Alinea & Kubota a2005 [primordial perturbations]. @ Other spacetimes: Anson et al a2006 [disformal versions of Kerr metric + scalar field].
Disordered Systems > s.a. Order; quantum systems; Random Medium; solid matter [amorphous solids, glass]. * In a solid: Disorder has a strong influence on the solid's elastic properties; In terms of electronic properties, disorder in a crystal tends to localize electrons and drive a transition from a metallic to an insulating state (Anderson localization transition). * Remark: In quantum statistics, disorder is described in terms of entropy and algorithmic complexity, which is not antithetical to the notion of order. @ General references: Binder & Kob 05, Bovier 06 [statistical mechanics, r JSP(08)]; Sewell a0711-en [in quantum statistical mechanics, survey]; Brody et al JPCS(09)-a0901 [in thermal equilibrium]; Giacomin et al a0906 [and critical behavior]; Wreszinski JMP(12)-a1208-ln [quantum, rev]. @ Strong disorder: Iglói & Monthus PRP(05) [RG approach]; Monthus & Garel JPA(08) [equilibrium properties and phases]; Vojta et al PRB(09) + Refael Phy(09)jan [RG approach, universal behavior]; Goldsborough & Evenbly PRB(17)-a1708 [entanglement renormalization]. @ In condensed matter: Foster et al PRB(09) + Vojta Phy(09) [typical electron wave function]; Pollet et al PRL(09) + Weichman Phy(09) [patches of order in disordered boson systems and superfluid-insulator transition]; Blundell & Terentjev PRS(11) [influence on deformations in semiflexible networks]; Briet & Savoie RVMP(12) [magnetic response]; Chern et al NJP(14) [disorder-induced criticality in artificial spin ices]; Ashhab PRA(15)-a1510 [effect on the transfer of quantum states]; Kurečić & Osborne a1809 [interacting quantum systems, stochastic integral representation]; Skinner et al PRL(21) + news Phys(21) [detecting hidden order]. > Related concepts / tools: see Anderson Localization [random media]; Replica Symmetry; QCD phenomenology; wave phenomena [propagation]. > Related phenomena: see bose-einstein condensates; casimir effect; localization. 2ff7e9595c
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