Universal scaling of higher-order cumulants in quantum isotropic spin chains

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2508.17535v1
• Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2025 22:00:55 GMT
• Title: Universal scaling of higher-order cumulants in quantum isotropic spin chains
• Authors: Shixian Jiang, Jianpeng Liu, Jianmin Yuan, Xi-Wen Guan, Yongqiang Li,
• Abstract summary: We uncover universal scaling laws of higher-order cumulants in one-dimensional isotropic Heisenberg model.<n>We show anomalous behaviors of nonequilibrium dynamics exclusively accessible in higher-order correlations.<n>Our results are agreeable with recent experimental observations.
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• Abstract: Understanding universal behavior of far-from-equilibrium transport dynamics at a quantum many body level is a longstanding challenge. In particular, a full characterization of universal dynamics of nonlocal correlation functions still remains largely unknown. In this letter, we uncover universal scaling laws of higher-order cumulants in one-dimensional isotropic Heisenberg model, revealing anomalous behaviors of nonequilibrium dynamics exclusively accessible in higher-order correlations. By means of numerical simulations and full counting statistics, we determine the power laws of both the spin polarization transfer and contrast cumulants for different kinds of helix and domain-wall initial states. Building on such physical states, we unify the scaling behavior of the higher-order cumulants, giving rise to two types of dynamics: anomalous diffusive and superdiffusive. For the former, these higher cumulants show a deviation from Gaussian statistics, with the scaling exponents being identical for the first four orders. For the latter, however, we observe a breakdown of KPZ universality, with the exponents of the third and fourth orders differing significantly from those of the first two. Our results are also agreeable with recent experimental observations, advancing understanding of far-from-equilibrium transport phenomena.

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