The problem of relaxation to equilibrium
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| author | Limandri, Silvina Segui, Silvina Castellano, Bruno Belitzky, Ignacio Castellano, Gustavo |
| author_facet | Limandri, Silvina Segui, Silvina Castellano, Bruno Belitzky, Ignacio Castellano, Gustavo |
| contents | When a thermodynamic system is released from any constraint, after some time its evolution will render it into an equilibrium state. Although the description of this relaxation to thermodynamic equilibrium has been attempted through both classical (Hamilton's equations) or quantum (Schrödinger equation) approaches, no success has been achieved without recurring to additional hypotheses. The present work demonstrates the possibility of reaching equilibrium states in a simple classical gaseous system, by imposing non-strict boundary conditions, in the sense that all interactions with the container walls must occur according to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. |
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| spellingShingle | The problem of relaxation to equilibrium Limandri, Silvina Segui, Silvina Castellano, Bruno Belitzky, Ignacio Castellano, Gustavo Statistical Mechanics When a thermodynamic system is released from any constraint, after some time its evolution will render it into an equilibrium state. Although the description of this relaxation to thermodynamic equilibrium has been attempted through both classical (Hamilton's equations) or quantum (Schrödinger equation) approaches, no success has been achieved without recurring to additional hypotheses. The present work demonstrates the possibility of reaching equilibrium states in a simple classical gaseous system, by imposing non-strict boundary conditions, in the sense that all interactions with the container walls must occur according to Heisenberg's uncertainty principle. |
| title | The problem of relaxation to equilibrium |
| topic | Statistical Mechanics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2605.16417 |