Finite temperature dynamics in gapped 1D models in the sine-Gordon family

TL;DR

This paper explores the finite-temperature dynamics of non-integrable sine-Gordon models in one dimension, revealing universal long-time correlation decay and non-Gaussian charge transfer statistics.

Contribution

It provides the first semiclassical analysis of non-integrable sine-Gordon systems at finite temperature, uncovering universal dynamical behaviors and statistical properties.

Findings

Correlation functions decay as stretched exponentials over time.

Charge transfer distribution is non-Gaussian with cumulants scaling non-uniformly.

Universal long-time behavior emerges in non-integrable sine-Gordon models.

Abstract

The sine-Gordon model appears as the low-energy effective field theory of various one-dimensional gapped quantum systems. Here we investigate the dynamics of generic, non-integrable systems belonging to the sine-Gordon family at finite temperature within the semiclassical approach. Focusing on time scales where the effect of nontrivial quasiparticle scatterings becomes relevant, we obtain universal results for the long-time behavior of dynamical correlation functions. We find that correlation functions of vertex operators behave neither ballistically nor diffusively but follow a stretched exponential decay in time. We also study the full counting statistics of the topological current and find that distribution of the transferred charge is non-Gaussian with its cumulants scaling non-uniformly in time.