Work statistics and thermal phase transitions

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.05826v1
• Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:08:01 GMT
• Title: Work statistics and thermal phase transitions
• Authors: Kwai-Kong Ng, Min-Fong Yang,
• Abstract summary: Recent studies have shown that quantum work can serve as an effective indicator of quantum phase transitions in systems subjected to sudden quenches.<n>In this paper, we examine several types of thermal phase transitions in a sudden-quench hard-core boson model, including Ising, three-state Potts, and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transitions.<n>Through finite-size scaling analysis, we conclude that work statistics can also characterize the critical behaviors of thermal phase transitions in generic many-body systems.
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• Abstract: The investigation of nonequilibrium thermodynamics in quantum many-body systems underscores the importance of quantum work, which differs from its classical counterpart due to its statistical nature. Recent studies have shown that quantum work can serve as an effective indicator of quantum phase transitions in systems subjected to sudden quenches. However, the potential of quantum work to identify thermal phase transitions remains largely unexplored. In this paper, we examine several types of thermal phase transitions in a sudden-quench hard-core boson model, including Ising, three-state Potts, and Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transitions. Through finite-size scaling analysis, we conclude that work statistics can also characterize the critical behaviors of thermal phase transitions in generic many-body systems. Our investigation paves the way for applying work statistics to characterize critical behavior in many-body systems, with implications that may extend to broader contexts.

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