Thermal Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative Non-Equilibrium Dynamics

By Peter Millington

Book Overview

Introduction.- Equilibrium Mechanics.- Introduction to Part I.- Classical Prerequisites.- Quantum Statistical Mechanics.- Correlation Functions.- Imaginary Time Formalism.- The Scalar Field.- Non-equilibrium Mechanics.- Introduction to Part II.- The CTP Formalism.- Non-Homogeneous Backgrounds.- The Thermodynamic Equilibrium Limit.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 331937754X
• ISBN13: 9783319377544
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 215 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"