thermalize
verb
ther·mal·ize
ˈthər-mə-ˌlīz 
thermalized; thermalizing
: to change the effective speed of (a particle) to a thermal value
thermalize a neutron
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Experts say universal scaling is also helping to address deep conceptual questions about how quantum systems are able to thermalize at all.
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Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2019
The researchers assumed the system would quickly thermalize: The pattern of ground and excited states would settle almost immediately into a jumbled sequence.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
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Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2019
The researchers assumed the system would quickly thermalize: The pattern of ground and excited states would settle almost immediately into a jumbled sequence.
—Quanta Magazine, 20 Mar. 2019
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“Thermalize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermalize. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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