Hard Thermal Loop -- theory and applications
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
2024-09-20 v2 High Energy Physics - Lattice
Nuclear Theory
Abstract
In this review, we present the key aspects of modern thermal perturbation theory based on the hard thermal loop (HTL) approximation, including its theoretical foundations and applications within quantum electrodynamics (QED) and quantum chromodynamics (QCD) plasmas. To maintain conciseness, we focus on scenarios in thermal equilibrium, examining a variety of physical quantities and settings. Specifically, we explore both bulk thermodynamic properties and real-time observables in high-temperature domains relevant to heavy-ion physics.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2404.08734,
title = {Hard Thermal Loop -- theory and applications},
author = {Najmul Haque and Munshi G. Mustafa},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2404.08734},
year = {2024}
}
Comments
Review article; An invited review in "Progress in Particle and Nuclear Physics", Elsevier