Rigorous proof that random half-chain initial states in a low-density free-fermion model thermalize, with local particle counts matching equilibrium at long times with high probability.
Relaxation and Pre-thermalization in an Isolated Quantum System
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Understanding relaxation processes is an important unsolved problem in many areas of physics. A key challenge in studying such non-equilibrium dynamics is the scarcity of experimental tools for characterizing their complex transient states. We employ measurements of full quantum mechanical probability distributions of matter-wave interference to study the relaxation dynamics of a coherently split one-dimensional Bose gas and obtain unprecedented information about the dynamical states of the system. Following an initial rapid evolution, the full distributions reveal the approach towards a thermal-like steady state characterized by an effective temperature that is independent from the initial equilibrium temperature of the system before the splitting process. We conjecture that this state can be described through a generalized Gibbs ensemble and associate it with pre-thermalization.
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A form factor framework is introduced to compute expectation values and time evolution after an integrable boundary quantum quench, applied to the Lee-Yang model at conformal and massive points with TCSA validation.
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Nature abhors a vacuum: A simple rigorous example of thermalization in an isolated macroscopic quantum system
Rigorous proof that random half-chain initial states in a low-density free-fermion model thermalize, with local particle counts matching equilibrium at long times with high probability.
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Expectation values after an integrable boundary quantum quench
A form factor framework is introduced to compute expectation values and time evolution after an integrable boundary quantum quench, applied to the Lee-Yang model at conformal and massive points with TCSA validation.