Relativistic many-body theory and statistical mechanics /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Horwitz, L. P. (Lawrence Paul), 1930- (συγγραφέας.)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Arshansky, Rafael I. (συγγραφέας.)
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: San Rafael [Καλιφόρνια] : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, c2018.
• Σειρά: IOP concise physics.
• Θέματα: Πρόβλημα πολλών σωμάτων; Στατιστική μηχανική

This book explains the development of the SHP theory, reviews its basic concepts, and gives examples of its applications.

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Many-body relativistic mechanics and gauge theory
• 2.1. The classical two-body problem
• 2.2. The classical N-body problem
• 2.3. Electromagnetism
• 3. Quantum mechanical two-body problem and consequences for many-body systems
• 3.1. The two-body bound states for scalar particles
• 3.2. The many-body problem and the RMS
• 3.3. The Stueckelberg string
• 3.4. The induced representation
• 3.5. Two-body partial wave analysis for scattering
• 3.6. Unitarity and the Levinson theorem
• 3.7. Cross sections
• 4. Scattering theory
• 4.1. Foundations of relativistic scattering theory
• 4.2. The S matrix
• 4.3. Interaction picture perturbation expansion
• 4.4. The Gell-Mann-Low theorem
• 4.5. Green's functions and the T matrix
• 5. Classical relativistic statistical mechanics
• 5.1. Relativistic Gibbs ensemble
• 5.2. Stability of the mass of an SHP particle
• 5.3. Canonical thermodynamics
• 5.4. Fluctuations in mass and energy
• 5.5. Grand canonical ensemble
• 5.6. Grand canonical thermodynamics
• 5.7. Conclusions
• 6. Quantum relativistic statistical mechanics, spin statistics and quantum field theory
• 6.1. Relativistic quantum statistical mechanics
• 6.2. The ideal free quantum gas
• 6.3. Relativistic high temperature Boson phase transition
• 6.4. Quantization of the electromagnetic field and black-body radiation
• 6.5. Manifestly covariant relativistic Boltzmann equation
• 6.6. Spin, statistics and correlations
• 7. Discussion and outlook.