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Entropy, 2015 There is a well-known analogy between statistical and quantum mechanics. In statistical mechanics, Boltzmann realized that the probability for a system in thermal equilibrium to occupy a given state is proportional to \(\exp(-E/kT)\), where \(E\) is the ...
John C. Baez, Blake S. Pollard
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Gibbsing spacetime: a group field theory approach to equilibrium in quantum gravity
New Journal of Physics, 2018 The symmetries, subtle nature of observables, and lack of a preferred notion of time evolution all make defining a quantum statistical mechanics of general relativity difficult.
Hal M Haggard
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Equilibration of quantum gases
New Journal of Physics, 2016 Finding equilibration times is a major unsolved problem in physics with few analytical results. Here we look at equilibration times for quantum gases of bosons and fermions in the regime of negligibly weak interactions, a setting which not only includes ...
Terry Farrelly
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A modal-Hamiltonian interpretation of quantum mechanics [PDF]
, 2008 The aim of this paper is to introduce a new member of the family of the modal interpretations of quantum mechanics. In this modal-Hamiltonian interpretation, the Hamiltonian of the quantum system plays a decisive role in the property-ascription rule that
Castagnino, Mario +3 more
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Reworking Zubarev’s Approach to Nonequilibrium Quantum Statistical Mechanics
Particles, 2019 In this work, the nonequilibrium density operator approach introduced by Zubarev more than 50 years ago to describe quantum systems at a local thermodynamic equilibrium is revisited.
Francesco Becattini +2 more
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Zeno dynamics in quantum statistical mechanics [PDF]
Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General, 2003 15 pages, AMSLaTeX; typos corrected, references updated and added, acknowledgements added, style polished; revised version contains corrections from published ...
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STATISTICAL MECHANICS AND QUANTUM COSMOLOGY [PDF]
, 1991 Statistical mechanical concepts and processes such as decoherence, correlation, and dissipation can prove to be of basic importance to understanding some fundamental issues of quantum cosmology and theoretical physics such as the choice of initial states, quantum to classical transition and the emergence of time.
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Quantum information theory and the foundations of quantum mechanics [PDF]
, 2004 This thesis is a contribution to the debate on the implications of quantum information theory for the foundational problems of quantum mechanics. In Part I an attempt is made to shed some light on the nature of information and quantum information theory.
Timpson, Christopher Gordon +1 more
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Quantum and Ecosystem Entropies
Entropy, 2008 Ecosystems and quantum gases share a number of superficial similarities including enormous numbers of interacting elements and the fundamental role of energy in such interactions. A theory for the synthesis of data and prediction of new phenomena is well
A. D. Kirwan
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Probability in physics: stochastic, statistical, quantum [PDF]
, 2013 I review the role of probability in contemporary physics and the origin of probabilistic time asymmetry, beginning with the pre-quantum case (both stochastic mechanics and classical statistical mechanics) but concentrating on quantum theory. I argue that
Wallace, David
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