Estimate of equilibration times of quantum correlation functions in the thermodynamic limit based on Lanczos coefficients

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Main Authors: Wang, Jiaozi, Füllgraf, Merlin, Gemmer, Jochen
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author Wang, Jiaozi
Füllgraf, Merlin
Gemmer, Jochen
author_facet Wang, Jiaozi
Füllgraf, Merlin
Gemmer, Jochen
contents We study the equilibration times $T_\text{eq}$ of local observables in quantum chaotic systems by considering their auto-correlation functions. Based on the recursion method, we suggest a scheme to estimate $T_\text{eq}$ from the corresponding Lanczos coefficients that is expected to hold in the thermodynamic limit. We numerically find that if the observable eventually shows smoothly growing Lanczos coefficients, a finite number of the former is sufficient for a reasonable estimate of the equilibration time. This implies that equilibration occurs on a realistic time scale much shorter than the life of the universe. The numerical findings are further supported by analytical arguments.
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spellingShingle Estimate of equilibration times of quantum correlation functions in the thermodynamic limit based on Lanczos coefficients
Wang, Jiaozi
Füllgraf, Merlin
Gemmer, Jochen
Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
We study the equilibration times $T_\text{eq}$ of local observables in quantum chaotic systems by considering their auto-correlation functions. Based on the recursion method, we suggest a scheme to estimate $T_\text{eq}$ from the corresponding Lanczos coefficients that is expected to hold in the thermodynamic limit. We numerically find that if the observable eventually shows smoothly growing Lanczos coefficients, a finite number of the former is sufficient for a reasonable estimate of the equilibration time. This implies that equilibration occurs on a realistic time scale much shorter than the life of the universe. The numerical findings are further supported by analytical arguments.
title Estimate of equilibration times of quantum correlation functions in the thermodynamic limit based on Lanczos coefficients
topic Statistical Mechanics
Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.15932