Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2002-05-23
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Latex 31 pages with 10 figures, uses graphicx
Scientific paper
In this paper we use an O(N)-invariant scalar field of unbroken symmetry to investigate whether an interacting quantum field at the next-to-leading order Large $N$ approximation may show signs of thermalization. We develop the closed time-path (CTP) two-particle irreducible (2PI) effective action in powers of 1/N, retaining up to next to leading order (O(1)) terms, and write down the corresponding (truncated) Schwinger-Dyson equations for its two point function. We show that in this approximation, the only translation invariant solutions to the Schwinger - Dyson equations are thermal. This provides a useful temperature concept without invoking a heat bath. When combined with the familiar Kadanoff-Baym approach to quantum kinetic theory our result shows that at this order of approximation thermalization can occur, at least if initial conditions are smooth enough that a derivative expansion is valid. Our analytic result provides support for similar claims in recent literature based on numerical evidence.
Calzetta Esteban
Hu Liang-Bin
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