Thermalization of quantum fields from time-reversal invariant evolution equations
By Juergen Berges, Jürgen Cox. 2000
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Abstract We study the time evolution of correlation functions in closed quantum systems for nonequilibrium ensembles of initial conditions. For a scalar quantum field theory we show that generic time-reversal invariant evolutions approach equilibrium at large times. The calculation provides a first principles justification that the large-time behavior of closed macroscopic quantum systems can be effectively described by thermal ensemble averages.
Subfields: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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In Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
In Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
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