Global observables in statistical mechanics
Abstract
We present a canonical construction of global observables -- sometimes referred to in the literature as macroscopic observables or observables at infinity -- in statistical mechanics, providing a unified treatment of both commutative and non-commutative cases. Unlike standard approaches, the framework is formulated directly in the C*-algebraic setting, without relying on any specific representation.
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