Thermalization of Quantum Fields from Time-Reversal Invariant Evolution Equations

Details Thermalization of Quantum Fields from Time-Reversal Invariant Evolution Equations Thermalization of Quantum Fields from Time-Reversal Invariant Evolution Equations

2000-06-14

arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0006160v1

Phys.Lett.B517:369-374,2001

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

5 pages, 4 figures

Scientific paper

10.1016/S0370-2693(01)01004-8

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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