New time contour for equilibrium real-time thermal field theories

A new time contour is used to derive real-time thermal field theory. Unlike previous path integral approaches, no contributions to the generating functional are dropped.

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Published in:Physical review. D, Particles and fields Particles and fields, 1993-05, Vol.47 (10), p.R4196-R4198
Main Author: Evans, TS
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
FEYNMAN PATH INTEGRAL
FIELD THEORIES
FUNCTIONS
GREEN FUNCTION
INTEGRALS 662110 > General Theory of Particles & Fields-- Theory of Fields & Strings-- (1992-)
PARTITION FUNCTIONS
PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
TEMPERATURE EFFECTS
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Summary:A new time contour is used to derive real-time thermal field theory. Unlike previous path integral approaches, no contributions to the generating functional are dropped.
ISSN:0556-2821
1089-4918
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevD.47.R4196