Does a Single Eigenstate Encode the Full Hamiltonian?

The eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) posits that the reduced density matrix for a subsystem corresponding to an excited eigenstate is “thermal.” Here we expound on this hypothesis by asking: For which class of operators, local or nonlocal, is ETH satisfied? We show that this question is di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: James R. Garrison, Tarun Grover
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2018-04-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.8.021026