Nonequilibrium dynamics of scalar fields in a thermal bath
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Publication:1024399
DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2009.01.001zbMATH Open1164.81016arXiv0812.1934OpenAlexW3102407926MaRDI QIDQ1024399FDOQ1024399
Authors: J. Martínez 
Publication date: 17 June 2009
Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)
Abstract: We study the approach to equilibrium for a scalar field which is coupled to a large thermal bath. Our analysis of the initial value problem is based on Kadanoff-Baym equations which are shown to be equivalent to a stochastic Langevin equation. The interaction with the thermal bath generates a temperature-dependent spectral density, either through decay and inverse decay processes or via Landau damping. In equilibrium, energy density and pressure are determined by the Bose-Einstein distribution function evaluated at a complex quasi-particle pole. The time evolution of the statistical propagator is compared with solutions of the Boltzmann equations for particles as well as quasi-particles. The dependence on initial conditions and the range of validity of the Boltzmann approximation are determined.
Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/0812.1934
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