Author(s)
Ian B. Spielman
Abstract
Statistical mechanics provides a systematic approach for predicting the behavior of systems when only partial information is present. The key assumption underlying all of statistical mechanics is that every allowed configuration of the system, called a microstate, occurs with equal probability. This agnostic approach, valid for both classical and quantum systems, requires only minimal additional information to be astonishingly predictive
Citation
Science Magazine
Keywords
artificial gauge field, Bose Einstein Condensate, Hofstadter
Citation
Spielman, I.
(2015),
Assembling a complex quantum ensemble, Science Magazine, [online], https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaa8070 (Accessed May 5, 2026)
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