BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:Data::ICal 0.22 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Andrew James\, University College of London\n\n
\n Matrix pro duct state (MPS) methods\, while highly effective when applied to the stud y of quantum systems in 1D\, stumble in higher dimensions due to the '\ ;area law'\; growth of entanglement entropy. This growth of entanglemen t can be mitigated in 2D by studying anistropic systems composed of couple d integrable chains\, because the required `area'\; is reduced. As a sp ecific example I will describe the implementation of the time evolving blo ck decimation algorithm to study quantum quenches in a system of coupled q uantum Ising chains.
\n DTSTART:20150205T203000Z LOCATION:Physics Building\, Room 204 SUMMARY:Quantum quenches in 2D via arrays of coupled chains END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR