Published April 1, 2002
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Journal article
Kinetic equation for gluons in the background gauge of QCD
- 1. Physics Department, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong 250100 (China)
- 2. Institute fuer Theoretische Physik, J.W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60054 Frankfurt (Germany)
- 3. Institute for Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, PL-50204 Wroclaw (Poland)
- 4. Theory Division, CERN, CH-1211 Geneva 23 (Switzerland)
- 5. Institute fuer Theoretische Physik, J. W. Goethe-Universitaet, D-60054 Frankfurt (Germany)
Description
We derive the quantum kinetic equation for a pure gluon plasma, applying the background field and closed-time-path method. The derivation is more general and transparent than earlier works. A term in the equation is found which, as in the classical case, corresponds to the color charge precession for partons moving in the gauge field
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.132303;
- arXiv
- arXiv:nucl-th/0111040v2;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 88
- Journal Issue
- 13
- Journal Page Range
- p. 132303-132303.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 35011161
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- COLOR MODEL; GAUGE INVARIANCE; GLUONS; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; PARTON MODEL; QUANTUM CHROMODYNAMICS; QUARK MATTER; SEMICLASSICAL APPROXIMATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; COMPOSITE MODELS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; INVARIANCE PRINCIPLES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MATTER; PARTICLE MODELS; POSTULATED PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUARK MODEL
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2002 The American Physical Society