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Title
Stationary ensemble approximations of dynamic quantum states : optimizing the generalized Gibbs ensemble
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Abstract
In this work we investigate the nonequilibrium dynamics of closed quantum systems. In particular we focus on the stationary properties of integrable systems. Here we show how a generalized Gibbs ensemble (GGE) can be constructed as the best approximation to the time-dependent density matrix. Our procedure allows for a systematic construction of the GGE by a constrained minimization of the distance between the latter and the true state. Moreover, we show that the entropy of the GGE is a direct measure for the quality of the approximation. We apply our method to a quenched hard core Bose gas. Whereas a correlated GGE properly describes all stationary nonlocal correlations, a simple harmonic GGE is sufficient to completely describe reduced local states.
Language
English
Source (journal)
Physical review : E : statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics / American Physical Society. - Melville, N.Y., 2001 - 2015
Physical review : E : statistical physics, plasmas, fluids, and related interdisciplinary topics. - Lancaster, Pa, 1993 - 2000
Publication
Melville, N.Y. : American Physical Society , 2015
ISSN
1539-3755 [print]
1550-2376 [online]
DOI
10.1103/PHYSREVE.92.022123
Volume/pages
92 :2 (2015) , 6 p.
Article Reference
022123
ISI
000359868100003
Medium
E-only publicatie
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