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Nonequilibrium quantum field theory/ Esteban A Calzetta and Bei-Lok B. Hu

By: Contributor(s): Series: Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical PhysicsPublication details: UK: CUP, 2022Description: xv, 535 pages, 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781009290029
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 23 530.143 C171
Contents:
I Fundamentals of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- II basics of nonequilibrium quantum field theory -- III Guage invariance dissipation entropy noise and decoherence -- IV Thermal kinetic and hydrodynamic regimes -- V Applications to selected current research
Summary: Bringing together the key ideas from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and powerful methodology from quantum field theory, this 2008 book captures the essence of nonequilibrium quantum field theory. Beginning with the foundational aspects of the theory, the book presents important concepts and useful techniques, discusses issues of basic interest, and shows how thermal field, linear response, kinetic theories and hydrodynamics emerge. It also illustrates how these concepts are applied to research topics including nonequilibrium phase transitions, thermalization in relativistic heavy ion collisions, the nonequilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensation, and the generation of structures from quantum fluctuations in the early Universe. This self-contained book is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, gravitation, cosmology, atomic-optical and condensed matter physics. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.
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Includes bibliography and index

I Fundamentals of nonequilibrium statistical mechanics -- II basics of nonequilibrium quantum field theory -- III Guage invariance dissipation entropy noise and decoherence -- IV Thermal kinetic and hydrodynamic regimes -- V Applications to selected current research

Bringing together the key ideas from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and powerful methodology from quantum field theory, this 2008 book captures the essence of nonequilibrium quantum field theory. Beginning with the foundational aspects of the theory, the book presents important concepts and useful techniques, discusses issues of basic interest, and shows how thermal field, linear response, kinetic theories and hydrodynamics emerge. It also illustrates how these concepts are applied to research topics including nonequilibrium phase transitions, thermalization in relativistic heavy ion collisions, the nonequilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensation, and the generation of structures from quantum fluctuations in the early Universe. This self-contained book is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, gravitation, cosmology, atomic-optical and condensed matter physics. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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