Quantum avalanches wipe out the effects of disorder in interacting systems

Lea F. Santos ()

Nature, 2023, vol. 614, issue 7948, 419-420

Abstract: Experiments on ultracold atoms reveal that disorder doesn’t stop a quantum system of interacting particles from reaching thermal equilibrium. Instead, small thermalized regions ripple like an avalanche through the whole system.

Keywords: Atomic and molecular physics; Quantum physics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-00143-9

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