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Finite-Temperature Field Theory - Joseph I. Kapusta, Charles Gale

Finite-Temperature Field Theory

Principles and Applications
Buch | Hardcover
442 Seiten
2006 | 2nd Revised edition
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-82082-0 (ISBN)
CHF 269,95 inkl. MwSt
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The 2006 second edition of this book develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic field theory at finite temperature and density. It covers renormalization, linear response theory, spontaneous symmetry breaking, lattice gauge theory, and nucleation theory. Applications to astrophysics, cosmology, and relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions are also included.
The 2006 second edition of this book develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density. Specific physical theories treated include QED, QCD, electroweak theory, and effective nuclear field theories of hadronic and nuclear matter. Topics include: functional integral representation of the partition function, diagrammatic expansions, linear response theory, screening and plasma oscillations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone theorem, resummation and hard thermal loops, lattice gauge theory, phase transitions, nucleation theory, quark-gluon plasma, and color superconductivity. Applications to astrophysics and cosmology cover white dwarf and neutron stars, neutrino emissivity, baryon number violation in the early universe, and cosmological phase transitions. Applications to relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions are also included. The book is written for theorists in elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Problems are given at the end of each chapter, and numerous references to the literature are included.

Joseph I. Kapusta is Professor of Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Charles Gale is Professor of Physics at the Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal.

1. Review of quantum statistical mechanics; 2. Functional integral representation of the partition function; 3. Interactions and diagrammatic techniques; 4. Renormalisation; 5. Quantum electrodynamics; 6. Linear response theory; 7. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and restoration; 8. Quantum chromodynamics; 9. Resummation and hard thermal loops; 10. Lattice gauge theory; 11. Dense nuclear matter; 12. Hot hadronic matter; 13. Nucleation theory; 14. Heavy ion collisions; 15. Weak interactions; 16. Astrophysics and cosmology; Conclusion; Appendix.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 3.8.2006
Reihe/Serie Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
Verlagsort Cambridge
Sprache englisch
Maße 195 x 256 mm
Gewicht 914 g
Themenwelt Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie
ISBN-10 0-521-82082-0 / 0521820820
ISBN-13 978-0-521-82082-0 / 9780521820820
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