Abstract
In Chap. 9, we noted that physical observables would be constructed from the equal-time EEVs of products of field operators. In this chapter, we show how physically meaningful particle number densities may be extracted from these equal-time EEVs of field operators by utilizing the Noether charge introduced in Chap. 7.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
References
J.P. Blaizot, E. Iancu, The quark-gluon plasma: collective dynamics and hard thermal loops. Phys. Rep. 359(5–6), 355–528 (2002)
T. Bornath, D. Kremp, W. Kraeft, M. Schlanges, Kinetic equations for a nonideal quantum system. Phys. Rev. E54, 3274–3284 (1996)
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2014 Springer International Publishing Switzerland
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Millington, P. (2014). Number Density of Particles. In: Thermal Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative Non-Equilibrium Dynamics. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01186-8_13
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01186-8_13
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, Cham
Print ISBN: 978-3-319-01185-1
Online ISBN: 978-3-319-01186-8
eBook Packages: Physics and AstronomyPhysics and Astronomy (R0)