Autor: |
R. Giampaoli, J. L. Figueiredo, J. D. Rodrigues, J. A. Rodrigues, H. Terças, J. T. Mendonça |
Jazyk: |
angličtina |
Rok vydání: |
2023 |
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Zdroj: |
Physical Review Research, Vol 5, Iss 4, p 043303 (2023) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2643-1564 |
DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevResearch.5.043303 |
Popis: |
The statistical properties of physical systems in thermal equilibrium are blatantly different from their far-from-equilibrium counterparts. In the latter, fluctuations often dominate the dynamics and might cluster in ordered patterns in the form of dissipative coherent structures. Here, we study the transition of a cold atomic cloud, driven close to a sharp electronic resonance, from a stable to a turbulent phase. From the atomic density distribution—measured using a spatially resolved pump-probe technique—we have computed the Shannon entropy on two different basis sets. Information compression, corresponding to a minimum in the Shannon entropy, has been observed at criticality, where the system fluctuations organize into high-order (low-entropy) patterns. Being independent of the representation used, this feature is a property shared by a vast class of physical systems undergoing phase transitions. |
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