Quantum Kinetic Theory

• Main Author: Bonitz, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Edition: 2nd ed. 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Physical chemistry.; Quantum physics.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Solid state physics.; Quantum Physics.; Solid State Physics.; Physical Chemistry.; Plasma Physics.

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 processes in plasmas, co...

Table of Contents:

• 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 Approximation
• Screened Ladder Approximation
• Charged Carriers in EM Fields
• Non-Equilibrium Green’s Functions
• Kinetics vs. Molecular Dynamics
• Conclusion.