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To explore the thermal transport procedure driven by temperature gradient in terms of linear response theory, Luttinger et al. proposed the thermal scalar and vector potential[1,2] . In this manuscript, we try to address the microscopic origin of these phenomenological thermal potentials. Based on the temperature dependent damping force derived from quantum Boltzmann equation (QBE), we express the thermal scalar and vector potential by the distribution function in damping force, which originates from the scattering of conduction electrons. We illustrate this by the scattering of electron-phonon interaction in some systems. The temperature and temperature gradient in the local equilibrium distribution function will have effect on the thermal scalar and vector potentials, which is compatible with the previous works[1,2] . The influence from quantum correction terms in QBE are also considered, which contribute not only to the damping force, but also to the anomalous velocity in the drift term. An approximated solution for the QBE is given, the numerical results for the damping force, thermal current density as well as other physical observable are shown in figures., Comment: 4figures

Quantum spin liquid has massive many spin entanglement in the ground state, we can evaluate it by the entanglement entropy, but the latter can not be observed directly by experiment. In this manuscript, we try to characterize its topological properties by the geometric phase. However the usual adiabatic or non-adiabatic geometric phase can not appear in the density matrix of entanglement entropy, so we extend it to the sub-geometric phase which can exist in the density matrix and have influence on the entanglement entropy, spin correlation function as well as other physical observable. We will demonstrate that the imaginary part of sub-geometric phase will deviate the resonance peak by an amount concerning with this phase and affect the energy level crossing, while the real part of sub-geometric phase will determine the stability of initial state, it may provide a complement on the selection rule of quantum transition., Comment: 19pages

Based on the adiabatic geometric phase concerning with density matrix[1] , we extend it to the sub-geometric phase in the non-adiabatic case. It is found that whatever the real part or imaginary part of the sub-geometric phase can play an important role in quantum transition. The imaginary part of sub-geometric phase can deviate the resonance peak in the quantum transition, which may bring modification on the level crossing, while the real part of sub-geometric phase will determine the stability of initial state according to the linear stability analysis theory, which can be regarded as somewhat complement on the selection rule of quantum transition. Finally, we illustrate them by two examples: one is the system with time-dependent perturbation, the other is a two-level system. It indicates that both the real and imaginary parts of sub-geometric phase have influence on quantum transition., Comment: 0 figures, 16pages

In this manuscript, we propose a non-equilibrium temperature by a temperature dependent Vlasov equation for the charge particles transport through a environmental reservoir. A new damping force and a inverse damping relaxation time are derived based on the Vlasov equation, which have obvious influence on the external force and the relaxation time of transport particles. The non-equilibrium temperature for the transport particles is defined by their distribution function out of equilibrium, which is different from the equilibrium temperature of reservoir. There exists heat transfer between the transport particles and the reservoir, because the whole transport particles are in non-equilibrium state. Finally, we illustrate them by an example of one-dimensional charge particles transport under an external electric field, the non-equilibrium temperature and damping force defined by us are shown numerically., Comment: 17pages,4figures