arXiv:1603.07757

Expansion for Quantum Statistical Mechanics Based on Wave Function Symmetrization

Phil Attard

Published Mar 22, 2016• 1 citation

Abstract

An expansion for quantum statistical mechanics is derived that gives classical statistical mechanics as the leading term. Each quantum correction comes from successively larger permutation loops, which arise from the factorization of the symmetrization of the wave function with respect to localized particle interchange. Explicit application of the theory yields the full fugacity expansion for the quantum ideal gas, and the second fugacity coefficient for interacting quantum particles, which agree with known results. Compared to the Lee-Yang virial cluster expansion, the present expansion is expected to be more rapidly converging and the individual terms appear to be simpler to evaluate. The results obtained in this paper are intended for practical computer simulation algorithms for terrestrial condensed matter quantum systems.

DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.1603.07757

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