Fernando Javier Gómez Ruiz

Postdoctoral Researcher (Avaqus)

I completed my MSc and PhD in Physics at University of Los Andes – Bogotá (Colombia) in 2013 and 2019 respectively. After that, I moved to Donostia International Physics Center (Spain) to work on the quantum dynamics of strongly-correlated quantum systems in out-of-equilibrium states. I earned a Bachelors degree in Physics at National Pedagogical University – Bogotá (Colombia) in 2007.

Scientific Interests

My passion is theoretical quantum physics. Specifically, my research interests are in the scientific boundary between condensed matter physics, statistical mechanics and quantum thermodynamics, quantum information science, and quantum science and technology.

Preprints

Peer-Reviewed Journals

You can find my articles in the arXiv

2023

1. Kibble–Zurek mechanism of Ising domains
   Nat. Phys. (2013) 10.1038/s41567-023-02112-5; arXiv:2109.09750. OPEN ACCESS
   

2022

1. Benchmarking Quantum Annealing Dynamics: the Spin-Vector Langevin Model
   Phys. Rev. Research 4, 023104 (2022); arXiv:2109.09750.
   
2. Experimental validation of the Kibble-Zurek mechanism on a digital quantum computer
   Front. Quantum. Sci. Technol. 1, 1026025 (2022); arXiv:2208.01050
   
3. Locality of Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking and Universal Spacing Distribution of Topological Defects Formed Across a Phase Transition
   Phys. Rev. B B 106, L140101 (2022) (Letter); arXiv:2202.11731
   
4. Role of Boundary Conditions in the Full Counting Statistics of Topological Defects after Crossing a Continuous Phase Transition
   Phys. Rev. B 106, 134302 (2022); arXiv:2207.03795
   

Highlights Publications

1. Kibble–Zurek mechanism of Ising domains
   Kai Du, Xiaochen Fang, Choongjae Won, Chandan De, Fei-Ting Huang, Wenqian Xu, Hoydoo You,
   Fernando J. Gómez-Ruiz, Adolfo del Campo & Sang-Wook Cheong
   Nat. Phys. (2013) 10.1038/s41567-023-02112-5; arXiv:2109.09750. OPEN ACCESS
   
2. Full Counting Statistics of Topological Defects After Crossing a Phase Transition
   F. J. Gómez-Ruiz, J. J. Mayo, & Adolfo del Campo
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 240602 (2020).
   Featured in Physics & Editors’ Suggestion. See Viewpoint on Physics: Defect or No Defect: It’s a Toss Up. arXiv:1912.04679. 
   
3. Probing the Universality of Topological Defect Formation in a Quantum Annealer: Kibble-Zurek Mechanism and Beyond
   Y. Bando, Y. Susa, H. Oshiyama, N. Shibata, M. Ohzeki, F. J. Gómez-Ruiz, D. A. Lidar, S. Suzuki, A. del Campo & H. Nishimori
   Phys. Rev. Research 2, 033369 (2020). arXiv:2001.11637.
   
4. Universal Dynamics of Inhomogeneous Quantum Phase Transitions: Suppressing Defect Formation
   F. J. Gómez-Ruiz & A. del Campo
   Phys. Rev. Lett. 122, 080604 (2019), arXiv:1805.00525.
   
5. Quantum Phase Transitions Detected by a Local Probe Using Time Correlations and Violations of Leggett-Garg Inequalities
   F. J. Gómez-Ruiz, J. J. Mendoza-Arenas, F. J. Rodríguez, C. Tejedor, & L. Quiroga
   Phys. Rev. B 93, 035441 (2016). arXiv:1509.00314.