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Advances In Physics· 2016Q1· Review

From quantum chaos and eigenstate thermalization to statistical mechanics and thermodynamics

Luca D'Alessio, Yariv Kafri, Anatoli Polkovnikov, Marcos Rigol

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The eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) provides a mechanism for isolated chaotic quantum systems to reach thermal equilibrium without an external bath, extending statistical mechanics to individual Hamiltonian eigenstates.

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Field: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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