Nonequilibrium quantum field theory /
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| Author / Creator: | Calzetta, Esteban A., 1958- author. |
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| Imprint: | Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2022. ©2022 |
| Description: | 1 online resource. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13553884 |
| Summary: | Bringing together the key ideas from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and powerful methodology from quantum field theory, this 2008 book captures the essence of nonequilibrium quantum field theory. Beginning with the foundational aspects of the theory, the book presents important concepts and useful techniques, discusses issues of basic interest, and shows how thermal field, linear response, kinetic theories and hydrodynamics emerge. It also illustrates how these concepts are applied to research topics including nonequilibrium phase transitions, thermalization in relativistic heavy ion collisions, the nonequilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensation, and the generation of structures from quantum fluctuations in the early Universe. This self-contained book is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, gravitation, cosmology, atomic-optical and condensed matter physics. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core. |
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| Item Description: | "First published 2009; reissued as OA 2022." |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781009290036 1009290037 9781009289986 9781009290029 |