Relativistic Dynamics and Off-Shell Transport

W. Cassing

Wim P.H. de Boer, Ch.G. van Weert

S. Juchem

We solve the Kadanoff-Baym equations for nonequilibrium initial configurations of the φ 4-theory in 2+1 dimensions and compare to explicit solutions of generalized transport equations for the same theory. The latter transport equations are derived from the Kadanoff-Baym equation in a first order gradient expansion in phase space and explicitly retain the off-shell dynamics as inherent in the timedependent spectral functions. The solutions of these equations compare very well with the exact solutions of the full Kadanoff-Baym equations with respect to the occupation numbers of the individual modes, the spectral evolution as well as the chemical equilibration process. Furthermore, the proper equilibrium off-shell distribution is reached for large times contrary to the quasiparticle Boltzmann limit. We additionally present a direct comparison of the solution of the generalized transport equations in the Kadanoff-Baym and Botermans-Malfliet form; both solutions are found to agree very well with each other. PACS: 06.60.+w; 05.70.Ln; 11.10.Wx; 24.10.-i; 25.75.-q Keywords: Many-body theory; finite temperature field theory; out-of-equilibrium quantum field theory; nonequilibrium statistical physics; relativistic heavy-ion collisions Part of the PhD thesis of S. Juchem

Fritz Rohrlich

Sergey Postnikov, Madappa Prakash

The coefficients of diffusion, thermal conductivity, and shear viscosity are calculated for a system of non-relativistic particles interacting via a delta-shell potential V(r)=-v δ(r-R) when the average distance between particles is smaller than R. The roles of resonances and long scattering lengths including the unitary limit are examined. Results for ratios of diffusion to viscosity and viscosity to entropy density are presented for varying scattering lengths.