Open-system eigenstate thermalization in a noninteracting integrable model

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2404.11360v2
• Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 08:51:21 GMT
• Title: Open-system eigenstate thermalization in a noninteracting integrable model
• Authors: Krzysztof Ptaszynski, Massimiliano Esposito,
• Abstract summary: We argue that even in fully integrable models, the system observables exhibit thermalization when the system-bath setup is in a typical eigenstate of its Hamiltonian. Our findings suggest that chaos and nonintegrability are not the sole drivers of thermalization.
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• Abstract: Notable attention has been devoted to the problem of thermalization of observables in isolated quantum setups by individual eigenstates. Here, we approach this issue from an open quantum system perspective, by considering isolated setups which consists of a small system coupled to a macroscopic bath. We argue that in such a case, even in fully integrable models, the system observables exhibit thermalization when the system-bath setup is in a typical eigenstate of its Hamiltonian (which is called weak eigenstate thermalization). This occurs unless thermalization is suppressed by localization due to strong coupling. We illustrate our claim for a single fermionic level coupled to a noninteracting fermionic bath. We further show that upon quenching the system Hamiltonian, the system occupancy typically relaxes to the thermal value corresponding to the new Hamiltonian. Finally, we demonstrate that system thermalization also arises for a system coupled to a bath initialized in a typical eigenstate of its Hamiltonian. Our findings suggest that chaos and nonintegrability are not the sole drivers of thermalization and complementary approaches are needed to offer a more comprehensive understanding of how statistical mechanics emerges.

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