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THE APPLICATION OF THE METHODS OF QUANTUM FIELD THEORY IN STATISTICAL PHYSICS

A. I. Alekseev

Published Jan 31, 1961• 33 citations

Abstract

Introduction 23 1. Thermodynamic Perturbation Theory 23 2. Thermodynamic Green's Functions 32 3. Time-dependent Green's Functions 40 4. Some Applications to Specific Problems 44 Appendices 47 Literature 49

DOI: 10.1070/pu1961v004n01abeh003324

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