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| author | Sekine, Yoshitsugu |
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| contents | We discuss a no-go theorem for Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of quasiparticles (phonons) from the viewpoint of operator algebras, using the van Hove model. The $β$-KMS states of the van Hove model satisfy the self-consistency condition of arXiv:1207.4621. However, the self-consistency condition is a constraint concerning the definition of the field, and is insufficient to establish the no-go theorem for BEC. In this paper, we prove the no-go theorem for BEC via two routes. First, imposing time cluster properties on the $β$-KMS states precludes BEC. Second, under nonlinear dispersion with $s > 2$, the treatment of infrared divergences automatically reduces the algebra of physical observables, and BEC is mathematically excluded on the reduced algebra. In particular, the latter property admits an interpretation in terms of the ideal theory of the resolvent algebra. |
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| spellingShingle | No-Go Theorem for Quasiparticle BEC Sekine, Yoshitsugu Mathematical Physics Statistical Mechanics We discuss a no-go theorem for Bose-Einstein condensation (BEC) of quasiparticles (phonons) from the viewpoint of operator algebras, using the van Hove model. The $β$-KMS states of the van Hove model satisfy the self-consistency condition of arXiv:1207.4621. However, the self-consistency condition is a constraint concerning the definition of the field, and is insufficient to establish the no-go theorem for BEC. In this paper, we prove the no-go theorem for BEC via two routes. First, imposing time cluster properties on the $β$-KMS states precludes BEC. Second, under nonlinear dispersion with $s > 2$, the treatment of infrared divergences automatically reduces the algebra of physical observables, and BEC is mathematically excluded on the reduced algebra. In particular, the latter property admits an interpretation in terms of the ideal theory of the resolvent algebra. |
| title | No-Go Theorem for Quasiparticle BEC |
| topic | Mathematical Physics Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.10838 |