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Real-Frequency Green’s Functions from the Kadanoff–Baym Equations in the Equilibrium Case

Giancarlo Calvanese Strinati

Published Feb 6, 2026• 0 citations

Abstract

This chapter considers the closed-time-path Green’s functions approach when specified to equilibrium situations and shows that it offers an alternative to the more standard Matsubara plus analytic continuation procedure for obtaining physical quantities directly in real frequency. In this case, the number of independent components of the single-particle Green’s function (as well as of the related self-energy) reduces considerably, thereby making it easier to solve the Kadanoff–Baym equations. The fluctuation–dissipation theorem and the single-particle spectral function (with its related sum rule) are also considered.

DOI: 10.1017/9781009411509.032

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