An extension of the Kac ring model
An extension of the Kac ring model
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Kac环模型的扩展
DOI:
10.1088/0305-4470/36/46/001
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发表时间:
2003
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通讯作者:
K. Netočný
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作者:
W. Roeck;Tim Jacobs;Christian Maes;K. Netočný
We introduce a unitary dynamics for quantum spins which is an extension of a model introduced by Mark Kac to clarify the phenomenon of relaxation to equilibrium. When the number of spins becomes very large, the magnetization satisfies an autonomous equation as a function of time with exponentially fast relaxation to the equilibrium magnetization as determined by the microcanonical ensemble. This is proved as a law of large numbers with respect to a class of initial data. The corresponding Gibbs-von Neumann entropy is also computed and its monotonicity in time discussed.