Using a recent proposal of circuit complexity in quantum field theories introduced by Jefferson and Myers, we compute the time evolution of the complexity following a smooth mass quench characterized by a time scale δt in a free scalar field theory. We show that the dynamics has two distinct phases, namely an early regime of approximately linear evolution followed by a saturation phase characterized by oscillations around a mean value. The behavior is similar to previous conjectures for the complexity growth in chaotic and holographic systems, although here we have found that the complexity may grow or decrease depending on whether the quench increases or decreases the mass, and also that the time scale for saturation of the complexity is of order δt (not parametrically larger).
We compute the total amount of entanglement produced between momentum modes at late times after a smooth mass quench in free bosonic and fermionic quantum field theories. The entanglement and Rényi entropies are obtained in closed form as a function of the parameters characterizing the quench protocol. For bosons, we show that the entanglement production is more significant for light modes and for fast quenches. In particular, infinitely slow or adiabatic quenches do not produce any entanglement. Depending on the quench profile, the decrease as a function of the quench rate δt can be either monotonic or oscillating. In the fermionic case the situation is more subtle and there is a critical value for the quench amplitude above which this behavior is changed and the entropies become peaked at intermediate values of momentum and of the quench rate. We also show that the results agree with the predictions of a Generalized Gibbs Ensemble and obtain explicitly its parameters in terms of the quench data. *
Knotted solutions to electromagnetism and fluid dynamics are investigated,
based on relations we find between the two subjects. We can write fluid
dynamics in electromagnetism language, but only on an initial surface, or for
linear perturbations, and we use this map to find knotted fluid solutions, as
well as new electromagnetic solutions. We find that knotted solutions of
Maxwell electromagnetism are also solutions of more general nonlinear theories,
like Born-Infeld, and including ones which contain quantum corrections from
couplings with other modes, like Euler-Heisenberg and string theory DBI. Null
configurations in electromagnetism can be described as a null pressureless
fluid, and from this map we can find null fluid knotted solutions. A type of
nonrelativistic reduction of the relativistic fluid equations is described,
which allows us to find also solutions of the (nonrelativistic) Euler's
equations.Comment: 36 pages, 3 figure
We examine knotted solutions, the most simple of which is the "Hopfion", from the point of view of relations between electromagnetism and ideal fluid dynamics. A map between fluid dynamics and electromagnetism works for initial conditions or for linear perturbations, allowing us to find new knotted fluid solutions. Knotted solutions are also found to to be solutions of nonlinear generalizations of electromagnetism, and of quantum-corrected actions for electromagnetism coupled to other modes. For null configurations, electromagnetism can be described as a null pressureless fluid, for which we can find solutions from the knotted solutions of electromagnetism. We also map them to solutions of Euler's equations, obtained from a type of nonrelativistic reduction of the relativistic fluid equations.
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