arXiv:1704.08253 [ pdf , other ] F. Cosco , M. Borrelli , P. Silvi , S. Maniscalco , G. De Chiara 1Turku Centre for Quantum Physics, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland 2Institute for Complex Quantum Systems and Center for Integrated Quantum Science and Technologies, Universitat Ulm, D-89069 Ulm, Germany 3Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Innsbruck, A-6020 Innsbruck, Austria 4Center for Quantum Engineering, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University School of Science, P.O. Box 11000, FIN-00076 Aalto, Finland 5Centre for Theoretical Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, United Kingdom We present an in-depth study of the non-equilibrium statistics of the irreversible work produced during sudden quenches in proximity of the structural linear-zigzag transition of ion Coulomb crystals in 1+1 dimensions. By employing ...