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Quantum kinetic theory with interactions for massive vector bosons

Nuclear Theory 2023-11-21 v2

Abstract

We present a derivation of quantum kinetic theory for massive spin-1 particles from the Wigner-function formalism up to first order in an \hbar-expansion, including a general interaction term. Both local and nonlocal contributions are computed in a covariant fashion. It is shown that, up to first order in \hbar, the collision term takes the same form as in the case of spin-1/2 particles.

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@article{arxiv.2306.05936,
  title  = {Quantum kinetic theory with interactions for massive vector bosons},
  author = {David Wagner and Nora Weickgenannt and Enrico Speranza},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.05936},
  year   = {2023}
}

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22 pages, no figures

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