Thermal quantum field theory and perturbative non-equilibrium dynamics / Peter Millington.

Doctoral thesis accepted by Manchester University, UK.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Introduction.-

Part I: Equilibrium Mechanics.-
2. Introduction to Part I.-
3. Classical Prerequisites.-
4. Quantum Statistical Mechanics.-
5. Correlation Functions.-
6. Imaginary Time Formalism.-
7. Scalar Field Theory.-

Part II: Non-equilibrium Mechanics.-
8. Introduction to Part II.-
9. The CTP Formalism.-
10. Non-Homogeneous Backgrounds.-
11. The Thermodynamic Equilibrium Limit.-
12. Absence of Pinch Singularities.-
13. Number density of Particles.-
14. Master Time Evolution Equations.-
15. Non-Homogeneous Loop Integrals.-
16. Thermalization of a Heavy Scalar.-
17. Conclusions.-

Appendix A:
Appendix B:
Appendix C:
Appendix D:
About the Author.-
Index.-

This book develops a new perturbative formalism of non-equilibrium thermal quantum field theory for non-homogeneous backgrounds