The basis of the second law of thermodynamics in quantum field theory

DOI10.1016/j.aop.2011.12.016zbMath1252.81093arXiv1112.3009OpenAlexW2063920713WikidataQ56535487 ScholiaQ56535487MaRDI QIDQ442649

S. M. Girvin, D. W. Snoke, Gangqing Liu

Publication date: 3 August 2012

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1112.3009

zbMATH Keywords

Bose condensationnon-equilibrium thermodynamicsdephasingquantum Boltzmann equationequilibration

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Kinetic theory of gases in time-dependent statistical mechanics (82C40) Irreversible thermodynamics, including Onsager-Machlup theory (82C35)

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