Finite width in out-of-equilibrium propagators and kinetic theory

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2011.10.005zbMATH Open1241.83078arXiv1108.3688OpenAlexW2106859103MaRDI QIDQ412154FDOQ412154

Mathias Garny, Björn Garbrecht

Publication date: 4 May 2012

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We derive solutions to the Schwinger-Dyson equations on the Closed-Time-Path for a scalar field in the limit where backreaction is neglected. In Wigner space, the two-point Wightman functions have the curious property that the equilibrium component has a finite width, while the out-of equilibrium component has zero width. This feature is confirmed in a numerical simulation for scalar field theory with quartic interactions. When substituting these solutions into the collision term, we observe that an expansion including terms of all orders in gradients leads to an effective finite-width. Besides, we observe no breakdown of perturbation theory, that is sometimes associated with pinch singularities. The effective width is identical with the width of the equilibrium component. Therefore, reconciliation between the zero-width behaviour and the usual notion in kinetic theory, that the out-of-equilibrium contributions have a finite width as well, is achieved. This result may also be viewed as a generalisation of the fluctuation-dissipation relation to out-of-equilibrium systems with negligible backreaction.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1108.3688

zbMATH Keywords

cosmologyKadanoff-Baym equationleptogenesisout-of-equilibrium field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Magnetohydrodynamics and electrohydrodynamics (76W05) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Macroscopic interaction of the gravitational field with matter (hydrodynamics, etc.) (83C55) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75) Relativistic cosmology (83F05) Computational methods for problems pertaining to relativity and gravitational theory (83-08)

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