Finite-Temperature Field Theory

ISBN-13: 9781009401982 / Miękka / 2023

Montreal) Gale Charles (McGill University

Opis

Develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density; now Open Access.

Spis treści

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.