Quench in the 1D bose-hubbard model: Topological defects and excitations from the Kosterlitz-Thouless phase transition dynamics

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  Dziarmaga, Jacek ^a   Zurek, Wojciech H ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 84905457022     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep05950     Document Type: Article

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