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 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