-representation

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-representation

The idea here is to convert the operator equation into a partial differential equation (PDE) for the -representation of the reduced density operator $\rho$ .

Subsections

Revision: -representation
Derivation of the PDE
Solution of the PDE I: zero temperature $T=0\leadsto n_B=0$
Solution of the PDE II: finite temperature $T\ge 0\leadsto n_B\ge 0$

Tobias Brandes 2004-02-18