It is established that matter can transition between different phases when certain parameters, such as temperature, are changed. Although phase transitions are common (like water turning into ice in a freezer), the dynamics that govern these processes are highly complex and constitute a prominent problem in the field of nonequilibrium physics.
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Source:
https://phys.org/news/2020-09-phasing-quantum-annealers-nonequilibrium-physics.html