Thermal Field Theory |
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| Author:
| Le Bellac, Michel |
| Contribution by:
| Landshoff, P. V.
Nelson, D. R.
Sciama, D. W.
Weinberg, S. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-65477-7 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $88.99 |
Book Description:
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This text introduces the theoretical framework for describing the quark-gluon plasma, an important new state of matter.The first part of this book is a self-contained introduction to relativistic thermal field theory. The second part of the book is devoted to recent developments, giving a detailed account of collective excitations (bosonic and fermionic) and showing how they give rise to energy scales which imply a reorganization of perturbation theory. Each chapter ends with exercises...
More DescriptionThis text introduces the theoretical framework for describing the quark-gluon plasma, an important new state of matter.The first part of this book is a self-contained introduction to relativistic thermal field theory. The second part of the book is devoted to recent developments, giving a detailed account of collective excitations (bosonic and fermionic) and showing how they give rise to energy scales which imply a reorganization of perturbation theory. Each chapter ends with exercises and a guide to the literature.