Semi-classical theory for quantum quenches in the O(3) non-linear sigma model

Understand

We use the semi-classical approach to study the non-equilibrium dynamics of the O(3) non-linear sigma model.

• For a class of quenches defined in the text, we obtain the order parameter dynamical correlator in the thermodynamic limit.
• In particular we predict quench-dependent relaxation times and correlation lengths.
• The approach developed for the O(3) non-linear sigma model can also be applied to the transverse field Ising chain, where the semi-classical results can be directly compared to both the exact and the numerical ones, revealing the limits of the method.