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Eigenstate thermalization hypothesis and out of time order correlators
Phys. Rev. E 99, 042139 – Published 24 April, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.99.042139
Abstract
The eigenstate thermalization hypothesis (ETH) implies a form for the matrix elements of local operators between eigenstates of the Hamiltonian, expected to be valid for chaotic systems. Another signal of chaos is a positive Lyapunov exponent, defined on the basis of Loschmidt echo or out of time order correlators. For this exponent to be positive, correlations between matrix elements unrelated by symmetry, usually neglected, have to exist. The same is true for the peak of the dynamic heterogeneity length , relevant for systems with slow dynamics. These correlations, as well as those between elements of different operators, are encompassed in a generalized form of ETH.
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