Brody, D C; Hook, D W and Hughston, L P. 2007. On Quantum Microcanonical Equilibrium. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 67, 012025. ISSN 1742-6588 [Article]

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A quantum microcanonical postulate is proposed as a basis for the equilibrium properties of small quantum systems. Expressions for the corresponding density of states are derived, and are used to establish the existence of phase transitions for finite quantum systems. A grand microcanonical ensemble is introduced, which can be used to obtain new rigorous results in quantum statistical mechanics.

Item Type:	Article
Identification Number (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/67/1/012025
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Computing
Dates:	Date Event 1 June 2007 Published 1 June 2007 Accepted
Item ID:	31409
Date Deposited:	08 Feb 2022 15:32
Last Modified:	08 Feb 2022 23:21
Peer Reviewed:	Yes, this version has been peer-reviewed.
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/31409

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