在开放的量子系统中出现对立的时间箭头
Thomas Guff1, Chintalpati Umashankar Shastry1,2, Andrea Rocco3,4
1School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Surrey, GU2 7XH, Guildford, United Kingdom.
Scientific reports
|January 29, 2025
概括
这项研究表明,在开放的量子系统中,马尔科夫近似不打破时间逆向对称. 导出方程保持对称性,表明热化可以发生在两个时间方向.
科学领域:
- 量子力学就是量子力学.
- 统计力学就是统计力学.
- 热力学是一种热力学.
背景情况:
- 从时间逆转对称的微观动力学中推导出时间的箭头是物理学的一个基本问题.
- 开放的量子系统及其与热浴的相互作用是研究的关键领域.
研究的目的:
- 研究如何在开放的量子系统中打破时间逆向对称.
- 分析马尔科夫近似在这个过程中的作用.
主要方法:
- 专注于在开放量子系统中推导时间箭头.
- 马尔科夫近似应用于与无限热浴相互作用的系统.
主要成果:
- 马尔科夫近似并不意味着时间逆转对称的违反.
- 时间逆向对称性在导出的运动方程中得到维护.
- 这导致了量子布朗运动,林布拉德和保利主方程的时间对称公式.
结论:
- 衍生动力学描述了可以发生在两个相反的时间方向的热化.
- 建议对马科维的时间对称定义.
- 这些发现对理解热力学,宇宙学和量子力学的时间箭有影响.
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