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arxiv: 1605.07095 · v6 · pith:2V6GMVRGnew · submitted 2016-05-23 · 🧮 math-ph · math.AP· math.MP· math.PR

Gibbs measures of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations as limits of many-body quantum states in dimensions d leq 3

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We prove that Gibbs measures of nonlinear Schr\"odinger equations arise as high-temperature limits of thermal states in many-body quantum mechanics. Our results hold for defocusing interactions in dimensions $d =1,2,3$. The many-body quantum thermal states that we consider are the grand canonical ensemble for $d = 1$ and an appropriate modification of the grand canonical ensemble for $d =2,3$. In dimensions $d =2,3$, the Gibbs measures are supported on singular distributions, and a renormalization of the chemical potential is necessary. On the many-body quantum side, the need for renormalization is manifested by a rapid growth of the number of particles. We relate the original many-body quantum problem to a renormalized version obtained by solving a counterterm problem. Our proof is based on ideas from field theory, using a perturbative expansion in the interaction, organized by using a diagrammatic representation, and on Borel resummation of the resulting series.

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