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Reaction-rate formula in out of equilibrium quantum field theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

A complete derivation, from first principles, of the reaction-rate formula for a generic reaction taking place in an out of equilibrium quantum-field system is given. It is shown that the formula involves no finite-volume correction. Each term of the reaction-rate formula represents a set of physical processes that contribute to the reaction under consideration.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9911224,
  title  = {Reaction-rate formula in out of equilibrium quantum field theory},
  author = {A. Niegawa and K. Okano and H. Ozaki},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9911224},
  year   = {2009}
}

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28 pages, ReVTeX, 3 figures