Correlation measure for statistical systems

Abstract:A measure of correlations for statistical systems is advanced, called correlation index. The measure is general, being applicable to quantum and classical, equilibrium and nonequilibrium statistical systems. After formulating the general notion of correlation indices for arbitrary trace-class operators, the calculation of the correlation indices are illustrated by several examples of density operators and reduced density matrices. The computation of the correlation indices for equilibrium systems is exemplified for bosonic systems with the Bose-Einstein condensate, superconducting systems, and for spin systems. Correlation indices for nonequilibrium systems are considered for nonlinear dynamics of spin and pseudospin systems.

Quantum Physics (quant-ph); Statistical Mechanics (cond-mat.stat-mech)

arXiv:2609.34859 [quant-ph]

(or arXiv:2609.34859v1 [quant-ph] for this version)

https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2609.34859 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite (pending registration)

J. Stat. Phys. 193 (2026) 112

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