Physics 578 - Special Topics in Theoretical Physics - spring 2016
Thermal Quantum Field Theory
Reading list (preliminary):
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D. Gross, R. Pisarski & L. Yaffe,
QCD and instantons at finite temperatue,
Rev. Mod. Phys. 53, 43 (1981).
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B. Svetitsky,
Symmetry Aspects of Finite Temperature Confinement Transitions,
Phys. Rep. 132, 1--53 (1986).
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E. Braaten & A. Nieto,
Effective field theory approach to high temperature thermodynamics,
Phys. Rev. D51, 6990-7006 (1995).
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E. Braaten & A. Nieto,
Free energy of QCD at high temperature,
Phys. Rev. D53, 3421-3437 (1996).
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P. Arnold & L. Yaffe,
Effective theories for real time correlations in hot plasmas,
Phys. Rev. D57, 1178-1192 (1998).
Somewhat recommended books:
J. Kapusta & C. Gale,
Finite-temperature Field Theory Principles and Applications
M. Le Bellac,
Thermal Field Theory
E. Calzetta & B.-L. Hu,
Nonequilibrium Quantum Field Theory