Foundation of Statistical Mechanics under experimentally realistic conditions
arXiv:0810.3092 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.101.190403
Abstract
We demonstrate the equilibration of isolated macroscopic quantum systems, prepared in non-equilibrium mixed states with significant population of many energy levels, and observed by instruments with a reasonably bound working range compared to the resolution limit. Both properties are fulfilled under many, if not all, experimentally realistic conditions. At equilibrium, the predictions and limitations of Statistical Mechanics are recovered.
Accepted in Phys. Rev. Lett
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