Strong evidence of normal heat conduction in a one-dimensional quantum system
Abstract
We investigate how the normal energy transport is realized in one-dimensional quantum systems using a quantum spin system. The direct investigation of local energy distribution under thermal gradient is made using the quantum master equation, and the mixing properties and the convergence of the Green-Kubo formula are investigated when the number of spin increases. We find that the autocorrelation function in the Green-Kubo formula decays as ~ t-1.5 to a finite value which vanishes rapidly with the increase of the system size. As a result, the Green-Kubo formula converges to a finite value in the thermodynamic limit. These facts strongly support the realization of Fourier heat law in a quantum system.
- Publication:
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EPL (Europhysics Letters)
- Pub Date:
- January 2003
- DOI:
- 10.1209/epl/i2003-00241-3
- arXiv:
- arXiv:nlin/0212027
- Bibcode:
- 2003EL.....61...34S
- Keywords:
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- 05.60.Gg;
- 05.30.-d;
- 05.70.Ln;
- Quantum transport;
- Quantum statistical mechanics;
- Nonequilibrium and irreversible thermodynamics;
- Nonlinear Sciences - Chaotic Dynamics
- E-Print:
- 7 pages 6 figures