Thermalization of Quantum Fields from Time-Reversal Invariant Evolution Equations
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quantumevolutioninvariantsystemstime-reversalapproachaveragesbehavior
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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 of Boltzmann's conjecture that the large-time behavior of isolated macroscopic systems can be described by thermal ensemble averages.
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