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Quantum corrections to Boltzmann equations

High Energy Physics - Phenomenology 2017-08-23 v1

Abstract

Because of IR (pinch) singularities a resummation is necessary in non-equilibrium field theories, that can be performed by using Kadanoff--Baym equations. Taking Landau prescription correctly into account, Kadanoff--Baym equations reduce to Boltzmann equations only in a restricted kinematical range; in other cases a new equation (the former constraint equation) has to be considered. In relaxation time approximation this new equation results in the shifting and smearing of multiparticle thresholds.

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@article{arxiv.hep-ph/0301158,
  title  = {Quantum corrections to Boltzmann equations},
  author = {A. Jakovac},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-ph/0301158},
  year   = {2017}
}

Comments

5 pages, Latex, 1 eps figure. To appear in the proceedings of Strong and Electroweak Matter (SEWM 2002), Heidelberg, Germany, 2-5 Oct 2002