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Breaking BEC

High Energy Physics - Theory 2020-08-06 v1

Abstract

In this work quantum corrections to the classical evolution of a relativistic scalar condensate are studied. The problem is approached by means of two different perturbative approaches: the 2-particle-irreducible (2PI) effective action and the expansion in the self-coupling. In the weak coupling regime, the decoherence of the classical state is observed. The corresponding timescale is identified with the quantum break-time.

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@article{arxiv.2003.10283,
  title  = {Breaking BEC},
  author = {A. Kovtun and M. Zantedeschi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2003.10283},
  year   = {2020}
}
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