The Schwinger Action Principle and Effective Action

DOI10.1017/CBO9780511585913MaRDI QIDQ5458673zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors David J. Toms

Publication date 17 April 2008

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511585913

zbMATH Keywords

action principle in classical systemsaction principle in quantum systemsBose gaseffective action in QFTFermi gasfinite temperatureinteracting scalar field

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to quantum theory (81-01) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory (81-02) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to statistical mechanics (82-02) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10) Statistical mechanics of gases (82D05)

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