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Mathematics of the USSR-Sbornik

LIMIT DENSITY MATRICES FOR ONE-DIMENSIONAL CONTINUOUS SYSTEMS IN QUANTUM STATISTICAL MECHANICS

Ju M Sukhov

Published Apr 30, 1970• 8 citations
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Abstract

The existence of limit density matrices is proved for one-dimensional continuous quantum systems whose interaction satisfies certain natural conditions (finiteness and the existence of a hard core). The basic apparatus used is a modification of the well-known transfer-matrix method. Bibliography: 12 items.
DOI
10.1070/sm1970v012n04abeh000933

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