Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Two problems in thermal field theory

  • Published:
Pramana Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this talk, I review recent progress made in two areas of thermal field theory. In particular, I discuss various approaches for the calculation of the quark gluon plasma thermodynamical properties, and the problem of its photon production rate.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. R L Kobes, G W Semenoff and N Weiss, Z. Phys. C29, 371 (1985)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  2. M A van Eijck, R Kobes and Ch G van Weert, Phys. Rev. D50, 4097 (1994)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  3. R D Pisarski, Physica A158, 146 (1989)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  4. E Braaten and R D Pisarski, Nucl. Phys. B337, 569 (1990); B339, 310 (1990)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. J Frenkel and J C Taylor, Nucl. Phys. B334, 199 (1990); B374, 156 (1992)

    Article  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  6. In QED, this result is known to hold at all orders of perturbation theory. However, this proof cannot be generalized to QCD. In fact, a magnetic screening mass is expected for QCD at the non-perturbative scale g 2 T

  7. E Braaten and A Nieto, Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 1417 (1996); D53, 3421 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  8. P Arnold and Ch Zhai, Phys. Rev. D51, 1906 (1995)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  9. C Boyd et al, Nucl. Phys. B469, 419 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  10. R Parwani and H Singh, Phys. Rev. D51, 4518 (1995)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  11. F Karsch, A Patkos and P Petreczky, Phys. Lett. B401, 69 (1997)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  12. A Peshier, B Kampfer and O P Pavlenko, Phys. Rev. D54, 2399 (1996)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  13. J M Luttinger and J C Ward, Phys. Rev. 118, 1417 (1960)

    Article  MATH  ADS  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  14. A Peshier, B Kampfer and O P Pavlenko, Europhys. Lett. 43, 381 (1998)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  15. B A Freedman and L McLerran, Phys. Rev. D16, 1130, 1147, 1169 (1978)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  16. J P Blaizot, E Iancu and A Rebhan, Phys. Lett. B470, 181 (1999) A Peshier, hep-ph/9910451

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  17. J O Andersen, E Braaten and M Strickland, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83, 2139 (1999); Phys. Rev. D61, 014017 (2000)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  18. H A Weldon, Phys. Rev. D28, 2007 (1983)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  19. C Gale and J I Kapusta, Nucl. Phys. B357, 65 (1991)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  20. R Baier, S Peigné and D Schiff, Z. Phys. C62, 337 (1994)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  21. P Aurenche, T Becherrawy and E Petitgirard, hep-ph/9403320 (unpublished)

  22. A Niegawa, Phys. Rev. D56, 1073 (1997)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  23. R Baier, H Nakkagawa, A Niegawa and K Redlich, Z. Phys. C53, 433 (1992)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  24. J I Kapusta, P Lichard and D Seibert, Phys. Rev. D44, 2774 (1991)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  25. F Flechsig and A K Rebhan, Nucl. Phys. B464, 279 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  26. P Aurenche, F Gelis, R Kobes and E Petitgirard, Phys. Rev. D54, 5274 (1996); Z. Phys. C75, 315 (1997)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  27. P Aurenche, F Gelis, R Kobes and H Zaraket, Phys. Rev. D58, 085003 (1998)

    Google Scholar 

  28. P Aurenche, F Gelis and H Zaraket, hep-ph/9911367, to appear in Phys. Rev.

  29. A D Linde, Phys. Lett. B96, 289 (1980)

    ADS  Google Scholar 

  30. T D Lee and M Nauenberg, Phys. Rev. 133, 1549 (1964)

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  31. T Kinoshita, J. Math. Phys. 3, 650 (1962)

    Article  MATH  ADS  Google Scholar 

  32. J P Blaizot and E Iancu, Nucl. Phys. B459, 559 (1996); Phys. Rev. Lett. 76, 3080 (1996)

    Article  ADS  Google Scholar 

  33. L D Landau and I Ya Pomeranchuk, Dokl. Akad. Nauk. SSR 92, 535, 735 (1953)

    MATH  Google Scholar 

  34. A B Migdal, Phys. Rev. 103, 1811 (1956)

    Article  MATH  ADS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Brookhaven National Laboratory, Nuclear Theory, Bldg 510A, 11973, Upton, NY, USA

    François Gelis

Authors
  1. François Gelis
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Gelis, F. Two problems in thermal field theory. Pramana - J Phys 55, 113–124 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-000-0088-z

Download citation

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12043-000-0088-z

Keywords

PACS Nos

Search

Navigation