Effective field theories of non-equilibrium physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v3
Abstract
Non equilibrium effective field theory is presented as an inhomogeneous field theory, using a formulation which is analogous to that of a gauge theory. This formulation underlines the importance of structural aspects of non-equilibrium, effective field theories. It is shown that, unless proper attention is paid to such structural features, hugely different answers can be obtained for a given model. The exactly soluble two-level atom is used as an example of both the covariant methodology and of the conclusions.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9808116,
title = {Effective field theories of non-equilibrium physics},
author = {Mark Burgess},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9808116},
year = {2007}
}
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Reformatted long equation, otherwise unchanged