Nonequilibrium problems in quantum field theory and Schwinger's Closed Time Path formalism
High Energy Physics - Theory
2007-05-23 v1
Abstract
We review the closed time path formalism of Schwinger using a path integral approach. We apply this formalism to the study of pair production from strong external fields as well as the time evolution of a nonequilibrium chiral phase transition.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9504073,
title = {Nonequilibrium problems in quantum field theory and Schwinger's Closed Time Path formalism},
author = {Fred Cooper},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9504073},
year = {2007}
}
Comments
19 pages, 4 figures