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Stochastic Quantization of Real-Time Thermal Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-05-14 v1

Abstract

We use the stochastic quantization method to obtain the free scalar propagator of a finite temperature field theory formulated in Minkowski spacetime. First we use the Markovian stochastic quantization approach to present the two-point function of the theory. Second, we assume a Langevin equation with a memory kernel and Einstein's relations with colored noise. The convergence of the stochastic processes in the asymptotic limit of the Markov parameter of these Markovian and non-Markovian Langevin equations for a free scalar theory is obtained. Our formalism can be the starting point to discuss systems at finite temperature out of equilibrium.

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@article{arxiv.0908.3009,
  title  = {Stochastic Quantization of Real-Time Thermal Field Theory},
  author = {T. C. de Aguiar and N. F. Svaiter and G. Menezes},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0908.3009},
  year   = {2015}
}