title: Matrix-valued Boltzmann equation for the Hubbard chain.
abstract: We study, both analytically and numerically, the Boltzmann transport equation for the Hubbard chain with nearest-neighbor hopping and spatially homogeneous initial condition. The time-dependent Wigner function is matrix-valued because of spin. The H theorem holds. The nearest-neighbor chain is integrable, which, on the kinetic level, is reflected by infinitely many additional conservation laws and linked to the fact that there are also nonthermal stationary states. We characterize all stationary solutions. Numerically, we observe an exponentially fast convergence to stationarity and investigate the convergence rate in dependence on the initial conditions.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum Mathematik, Boltzmannstrasse 3, Technische Universität München and Excellence Cluster Universe, Boltzmannstrasse 2, 85748 Garching bei München, Germany. mfuerst@ma.tum.de
authors.forename: Martin L R
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fürst
authors.forename: Christian B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Mendl
authors.forename: Herbert
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spohn