Boltzmann/Gibbs distribution for a two level system interacting with a thermal reservoir does not follow from Schrodinger equation

dc.creatorClejan, Iuval
dc.date2002-06-19
dc.date2004-09-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T06:04:25Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T06:04:25Z
dc.descriptionIn this work, we consider a 2-state quantum system interacting with a thermal reservoir. By computing the long time limit of the probability for the system to be in the ground state according to the Schrodinger/Von Neumann equation, we reach a contradiction with the prediction of equilibrium statistical mechanics. The most likely explanation is that the Schrodinger equation is incomplete as a description of such systems, because the other assumptions made herein have a wider range of experimental support.
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206120
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0206120
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/90292
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleBoltzmann/Gibbs distribution for a two level system interacting with a thermal reservoir does not follow from Schrodinger equation
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