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Physics of Particles and Nuclei

Shear Viscosity of Nonequilibrium Scalar Field Theory

A. A. Radovskaya, Andrew G. Semenov

Published Jul 1, 2021• 3 citations
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Abstract Shear viscosity of a nonequilibrium quantum field φ4 is considered in the framework of the Classical statistical approximation. The dependence on the initial energy distribution is investigated. The generalisation of the Green–Kubo relation to the case of the stationary nonequilibrium field is obtained.
DOI
10.1134/s106377962104050x

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