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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2023
      July 2023
      ISBN:
      9781009401968
      9781009401951
      9781009401982
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009401968
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      Dimensions:
      (254 x 178 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      1.02kg, 442 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (254 x 178 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.85kg, 442 Pages
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      Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
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      Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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    Particle Physics and Nuclear Physics, Physics and Astronomy, Theoretical Physics and Mathematical Physics
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    Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics
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    This book develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for studying relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density. Specific physical theories treated include QED, QCD, electroweak theory, and effective nuclear field theories of hadronic and nuclear matter. Topics covered include: functional integral representation of the partition function, diagrammatic expansions, linear response theory, screening and plasma oscillations, spontaneous symmetry breaking, Goldstone theorem, resummation and hard thermal loops, lattice gauge theory, phase transitions, nucleation theory, quark-gluon plasma, and color superconductivity. Applications to astrophysics and cosmology cover white dwarf and neutron stars, neutrino emissivity, baryon number violation in the early universe, and cosmological phase transitions. Applications to relativistic nucleus-nucleus collisions are also included. The book is written for theorists in elementary particle physics, nuclear physics, astrophysics, and cosmology. Released initially in 2006, this title has been reissued as an Open Access publication on Cambridge Core.

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    • Frontmatter
      pp i-iv
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    • Contents
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    • Preface
      pp xi-xii
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    • 1 - Review of quantum statistical mechanics
      pp 1-11
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    • 2 - Functional integral representation of the partition function
      pp 12-32
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    • 3 - Interactions and diagrammatic techniques
      pp 33-54
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    • 4 - Renormalization
      pp 55-63
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    • 5 - Quantum electrodynamics
      pp 64-83
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    • 6 - Linear response theory
      pp 84-116
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    • 7 - Spontaneous symmetry breaking and restoration
      pp 117-134
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    • 8 - Quantum chromodynamics
      pp 135-176
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    • 9 - Resummation and hard thermal loops
      pp 177-194
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    • 10 - Lattice gauge theory
      pp 195-218
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    • 11 - Dense nuclear matter
      pp 219-239
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    • 12 - Hot hadronic matter
      pp 240-288
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    • 13 - Nucleation theory
      pp 289-316
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    • 14 - Heavy ion collisions
      pp 317-360
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    • 15 - Weak interactions
      pp 361-378
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    • 16 - Astrophysics and cosmology
      pp 379-412
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    • Conclusion
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    • Appendix
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    • Index
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