Statistical equilibrium and macroscopic symmetry

Details Statistical equilibrium and macroscopic symmetry Statistical equilibrium and macroscopic symmetry

2004-02-15

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0402396v1

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

Original circa 1972

Scientific paper

The most general quantum state of a macroscopic body has lower symmetry that that of its Hamiltonian, and yet its observed states have the same symmetry as H. Why is this? We show that it is because the body is in statistical equilibrium with its surroundings, and use this to justify Neumann's principle in crystallography. The demonstation uses group theory and the fundamental postulate of statistical mechanics.

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