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By identifying local terms in the reduced density matrix, the authors show how to define local temperatures for any quantum field theory in any dimensions and any region of space. Certain restrictions suggest a large amount of universality for local temperatures, which is made more precise in two dimensions where a universal local term proportional to the stress tensor is found.
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