TY  - BOOK
AU  - Calzetta,Esteban A.
AU  - Hu,B.L.
TI  - Nonequilibrium quantum field theory
T2  - Cambridge monographs on mathematical physics
SN  - 9781009290036 (ebook)
AV  - QC174.86.N65 C35 2022
U1  - 530.14/3 23
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Cambridge
PB  - Cambridge University Press
KW  - Nonequilibrium statistical mechanics
KW  - Quantum field theory
KW  - Many-body problem
N1  - Reissued as Open Access in 2022. Originally published in 2009; Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Nov 2022); Open Access
N2  - Bringing together the key ideas from nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and powerful methodology from quantum field theory, this 2008 book captures the essence of nonequilibrium quantum field theory. Beginning with the foundational aspects of the theory, the book presents important concepts and useful techniques, discusses issues of basic interest, and shows how thermal field, linear response, kinetic theories and hydrodynamics emerge. It also illustrates how these concepts are applied to research topics including nonequilibrium phase transitions, thermalization in relativistic heavy ion collisions, the nonequilibrium dynamics of Bose-Einstein condensation, and the generation of structures from quantum fluctuations in the early Universe. This self-contained book is a valuable reference for graduate students and researchers in particle physics, gravitation, cosmology, atomic-optical and condensed matter physics. It has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009290036
ER  -