# Generalized Eigenstate Thermalization in 2d CFTs

## TL;DR

This paper demonstrates that large central charge 2d conformal field theories equilibrate according to a generalized eigenstate thermalization principle, with local observables determined solely by an infinite set of conserved charges, linking integrability and thermalization.

## Contribution

It establishes that in large central charge 2d CFTs, equilibrium states are described by a Generalized Gibbs Ensemble based only on qKdV charges, confirming integrability's role in thermalization.

## Key findings

- Large central charge 2d CFTs satisfy generalized eigenstate thermalization.
- Expectation values of local observables are determined by qKdV charges.
- Equilibrium states can be described by a GGE with only local conserved charges.

## Abstract

Infinite-dimensional conformal symmetry in two dimensions leads to integrability of 2d conformal field theories through an infinite tower of local conserved qKdV charges in involution. We discuss the role this integrable structure plays in equilibration of 2d CFTs. We show that in the thermodynamic limit large central charge 2d CFTs satisfy generalized eigenstate thermalization, with the values of qKdV charges forming a complete set of thermodynamically relevant quantities, which unambiguously determine expectation values of all local observables from the vacuum family. Our work settles the question if non-local or quasi-local charges are necessary to describe equilibrium of large central charge 2d CFTs by showing that upon equilibration local physics can be described by the Generalized Gibbs Ensemble that only includes qKdV charges. In the case of a general initial state, upon equilibration, emerging Generalized Gibbs Ensemble will include negative chemical potentials and holographically will be described by a quasi-classical black hole with quantum soft hair.