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Derivation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem from unitarity

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-09-28 v2 Statistical Mechanics Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

Using the closed time path formalism in thermal field theory, we give a derivation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem which is based on the unitarity of the SS-matrix.

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@article{arxiv.1502.06115,
  title  = {Derivation of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem from unitarity},
  author = {Ashok K. Das and J. Frenkel},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1502.06115},
  year   = {2015}
}

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4 pages, 2 figures