thermalized
Thermalized describes a system that has reached thermal equilibrium with its surroundings or a heat bath. In this state, energy exchange has occurred so that all accessible degrees of freedom share a common temperature, and the distribution over microstates corresponds to a Boltzmann distribution at that temperature in classical contexts, or a Gibbs state in quantum contexts.
In practice, thermalization arises from interactions such as collisions, radiation, or coupling to an environment. In
Timescales for thermalization vary with interaction strength, density, dimensionality, and coupling to the environment, ranging from
Applications and implications: thermalization underpins thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, guiding how systems approach standard temperature-based descriptions