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oapen-20.500.12657-640162023-07-20T02:51:48Z Finite-Temperature Field Theory Kapusta, Joseph I. Gale, Charles quantum statistical mechanics functional integral representation the partition function interactions diagrammatic techniques renormalisation quantum electrodynamics linear response theory spontaneous symmetry breaking quantum chromodynamics resummation hard thermal loops lattice gauge theory dense nuclear matter hot hadronic matter nucleation theory heavy ion collisions weak interactions astrophysics and cosmology bic Book Industry Communication::P Mathematics & science::PH Physics::PHN Nuclear physics This book develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density. Specific physical theories treated include QED, QCD, electroweak theory, and effective nuclear field theories of hadronic and nuclear matter. Topics covered include: functional integral representation of the partition function, diagrammatic expansions, linear response theory, screening and plasma oscillations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone theorem, resummation and hard thermal loops, lattice gauge theory, phase transitions, nucleation theory, quark-gluon plasma, and color superconductivity. Applications to astrophysics and cosmology cover white dwarf and neutron stars, neutrino emissivity, baryon number violation in the early universe, and cosmological phase transitions. Applications to relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions are also included. The book is written for theorists in elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. 2023-07-19T14:17:23Z 2023-07-19T14:17:23Z 2007 book ONIX_20230719_9781009401968_15 9781009401968 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/64016 eng application/pdf Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International 9781009401968.pdf Cambridge University Press 10.1017/9781009401968 10.1017/9781009401968 7607a2d0-47af-490f-9d2a-8c9340266f8a c2fbf30c-ef0f-473b-8ee4-03e135ae04d0 9781009401968 SCOAP3 for Books [...] SCOAP3 open access
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This book develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density. Specific physical theories treated include QED, QCD, electroweak theory, and effective nuclear field theories of hadronic and nuclear matter. Topics covered include: functional integral representation of the partition function, diagrammatic expansions, linear response theory, screening and plasma oscillations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone theorem, resummation and hard thermal loops, lattice gauge theory, phase transitions, nucleation theory, quark-gluon plasma, and color superconductivity. Applications to astrophysics and cosmology cover white dwarf and neutron stars, neutrino emissivity, baryon number violation in the early universe, and cosmological phase transitions. Applications to relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions are also included. The book is written for theorists in elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology.
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