Force balance in thermal quantum many-body systems from Noether's theorem
From MaRDI portal
Publication:6406582
DOI10.1088/1751-8121/ACA12DzbMATH Open1520.81138arXiv2208.00473MaRDI QIDQ6406582FDOQ6406582
Authors: Sophie Hermann, Matthias Schmidt 
Publication date: 31 July 2022
Abstract: We address the consequences of invariance properties of the free energy of spatially inhomogeneous quantum many-body systems. We consider a specific position-dependent transformation of the system that consists of a spatial deformation and a corresponding locally resolved change of momenta. This operator transformation is canonical and hence equivalent to a unitary transformation on the underlying Hilbert space of the system. As a consequence, the free energy is an invariant under the transformation. Noether's theorem for invariant variations then allows to derive an exact sum rule, which we show to be the locally resolved equilibrium one-body force balance. For the special case of homogeneous shifting, the sum rule states that the average global external force vanishes in thermal equilibrium.
This page was built for publication: Force balance in thermal quantum many-body systems from Noether's theorem
Report a bug (only for logged in users!)Click here to report a bug for this page (MaRDI item Q6406582)
