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Area of Science:

  • Quantum mechanics
  • Statistical mechanics
  • Condensed matter physics

Background:

  • Classical spin chains exhibit thermalization properties.
  • Previous bounds on thermalization time were limited by spectral gap closure.
  • Understanding quantum thermalization is crucial for quantum technologies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To prove rapid thermalization for quantum spin chains coupled to a heat bath.
  • To generalize classical spin chain thermalization results to the quantum regime.
  • To explore implications for dissipative phase transitions and topological phases.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of finite-range, translation-invariant commuting Hamiltonians.
  • Weak coupling to a large heat bath.
  • Mathematical proof of thermalization dynamics.

Main Results:

  • Spin chains thermalize rapidly at any temperature.
  • Equilibrium is reached in time scaling logarithmically with system size.
  • This work generalizes a seminal 1989 result for classical spin chains.

Conclusions:

  • The findings offer an exponential improvement over previous bounds.
  • Implications for studying dissipative phase transitions are significant.
  • The results are relevant for understanding symmetry-protected topological phases.