New time contour for equilibrium real-time thermal field theories
Abstract
A new time contour is used to derive real-time thermal field theory. Unlike previous path integral approaches, no contributions to the generating functional are dropped.
- Publication:
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Physical Review D
- Pub Date:
- May 1993
- DOI:
- 10.1103/PhysRevD.47.R4196
- arXiv:
- arXiv:hep-ph/9209252
- Bibcode:
- 1993PhRvD..47.4196E
- Keywords:
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- 11.10.Ef;
- 03.70.+k;
- 05.30.-d;
- Lagrangian and Hamiltonian approach;
- Theory of quantized fields;
- Quantum statistical mechanics;
- High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
- E-Print:
- 9, LaTeX (article style), Imperial/TP/91-92/36