Published January 30, 1995
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Journal article
A transport equation for quantum fields with continuous mass spectrum
Description
Within a relativistic real-time Green-function formalism, a quantum transport equation for the phase-space distribution function is derived without a quasi-particle approximation. Dissipation is due to a nonzero spectral width, and can be separated into time-local and memory effects. ((orig.))
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Nuclear Physics. A
- Journal Volume
- 582
- Journal Issue
- 3-4
- Journal Page Range
- p. 633-654.
- ISSN
- 0375-9474
- CODEN
- NUPABL
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 26038677
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOLTZMANN-VLASOV EQUATION; BORN APPROXIMATION; DISSIPATION FACTOR; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; DYSON REPRESENTATION; FEYNMAN DIAGRAM; GREEN FUNCTION; IRREVERSIBLE PROCESSES; KINETIC EQUATIONS; LOCALITY; MASS SPECTRA; MATRICES; PHASE SPACE; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; REST MASS; SCATTERING; SCHWINGER FUNCTIONAL EQUATIONS; SELF-ENERGY; SINGULARITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL DENSITY; STATISTICAL MECHANICS; TRANSPORT THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- DIAGRAMS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DISTRIBUTION; ENERGY; ENERGY RANGE; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; INFORMATION; MASS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; MECHANICS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; SPACE; SPECTRA; SPECTRAL FUNCTIONS