New equilibrium ensembles for isolated quantum systems
arXiv:1810.00051 · doi:10.3390/e20100744
Abstract
The unitary dynamics of isolated quantum systems does not allow a pure state to thermalize. Because of that, if an isolated quantum system equilibrates, it will do so to the predictions of the so-called "diagonal ensemble" . Building on the intuition provided by Jaynes' maximum entropy principle, in this paper we present a novel technique to generate progressively better approximations to . As an example, we write down a hierarchical set of ensembles which can be used to describe the equilibrium physics of small isolated quantum systems, going beyond the "thermal ansatz" of Gibbs ensembles.
arXiv commentPaper written for the Special Issue "Thermalization in Isolated Quantum Systems" of the Journal Entropy
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