Imaginary-Temperature Zeros for Quantum Phase Transitions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2310.05531v2
• Date: Tue, 22 Oct 2024 00:48:12 GMT
• Title: Imaginary-Temperature Zeros for Quantum Phase Transitions
• Authors: Jinghu Liu, Shuai Yin, Li Chen,
• Abstract summary: imaginary-temperature zeros (ITZs) are defined as the roots of the imaginary-temperature partition function. We illustrate the analytical properties of ITZs in the transverse-field Ising chain. We illuminate the consistency between ITZs and the zeros of the spectral form factor.
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• Abstract: While the zeros of complex partition functions, such as Lee-Yang zeros and Fisher zeros, have been pivotal in characterizing temperature-driven phase transitions, extending this concept to zero temperature remains an open question. In this work, we propose a solution to this issue by calculating the imaginary-temperature zeros (ITZs), which are defined as the roots of the imaginary-temperature partition function. We illustrate the analytical properties of ITZs in the transverse-field Ising chain, showing that the ITZs' distribution can distinguish between various phases and signify the critical exponents. Universal singular behaviors manifest in such quantities as the edge density of ITZs and the magnetization, with the scaling exponents remarkably differing from those in Lee-Yang theory. We further illuminate the consistency between ITZs and the zeros of the spectral form factor, which offers a practical path for the experimental detection of ITZs.

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