Exact Results in Quantum Theory
Sala Duża Teoretyczna (229), ul. Hoża 69
Michał Oszmaniec (CFT PAN)
Justification of statistical mechanics for systems described by finite dimensional Hilbert spaces
In the talk I will present the survey of recent results concerning the justification of statistical mechanics for systems described by finite dimensional Hilbert spaces. Theorems I will discuss take their origin in the early paper of John von Neumann from 1929. Yet, they use tools of modern mathematics: Lie groups, homogeneous spaces and the phenomenon of concentration of measure. A the beginning I shall introduce the necessary mathematics that in the latter part will allow me to state the theorems in the compact and clear fashion.