The Schwinger Action Principle and Effective Action

DOI10.1017/CBO9780511585913zbMATH Open1148.81003OpenAlexW1556645390MaRDI QIDQ5458673FDOQ5458673

Authors: David J. Toms 

Publication date: 17 April 2008

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

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zbMATH Keywords

Fermi gasfinite temperatureBose gasaction principle in classical systemsaction principle in quantum systemseffective action in QFTinteracting scalar field

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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) Statistical mechanics of gases (82D05) Quantum equilibrium statistical mechanics (general) (82B10) Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to quantum theory (81-01)

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