
Introduction.- Reduced Density Operators.- Correlations due to the Spin Statistics.- Mean-Field Approximation.- Correlations and their Dynamics.- Non-Markovian Effects.- Kinetic Equations with Selfenergy.- Properties of the Kinetic Equation.- T-Matrix Approximation.- Random Phase...

Introduction.- Reduced Density Operators.- Correlations due to the Spin Statistics.- Mean-Field Approximation.- Correlations and their Dynamics.- Non-Markovian Effects.- Kinetic Equations with Selfenergy.- Properties of the Kinetic Equation.- T-Matrix Approximation.- Random Phase...

This book presents quantum kinetic theory in a comprehensive way. The focus is on density operator methods and on non-equilibrium Green functions. The theory allows to rigorously treat nonequilibrium dynamics in quantum many-body systems. Of particular interest are ultrafast...