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Relativistic diffusion of particles with a continuous mass spectrum

Statistical Mechanics 2012-05-08 v1 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

We discuss general positivity conditions necessary for a definition of a relativistic diffusion on the phase space. We show that Lorentz covariant random vector fields on the forward cone p20p^{2}\geq 0 lead to a definition of a generator of Lorentz covariant diffusions. We discuss in more detail diffusions arising from particle dynamics in a random electromagnetic field approximating the quantum field at finite temperature. We develop statistical mechanics of a gas of diffusing particles. We discuss viscosity of such a gas in an expansion in gradients of the fluid velocity.

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@article{arxiv.1204.5593,
  title  = {Relativistic diffusion of particles with a continuous mass spectrum},
  author = {Z. Haba},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1204.5593},
  year   = {2012}
}

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24 pages

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