Violation of the zeroth law of thermodynamics for a non-ergodic interaction

Details Violation of the zeroth law of thermodynamics for a non-ergodic interaction Violation of the zeroth law of thermodynamics for a non-ergodic interaction

2011-08-09

arxiv.org/abs/1108.1962v1

J. Stat. Phys. 145, 1458 (2011)

Physics

Condensed Matter

Statistical Mechanics

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The phenomenon described by our title should surprise no one. What may be surprising though is how easy it is to produce a quantum system with this feature; moreover, that system is one that is often used for the purpose of showing how systems equilibrate. The violation can be variously manifested. In our detailed example, bringing a detuned 2-level system into contact with a monochromatic reservoir does not cause it to relax to the reservoir temperature; rather, the system acquires the reservoir's level-occupation-ratio.

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