Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
Scientific paper
2001-02-22
Prog.Theor.Phys. 107 (2002) 1001-1035
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
35pages,2figures, Prog. Theor. Phys. Vol. 107 No. 5 in press
Scientific paper
10.1143/PTP.107.1001
We apply the projection operator method (POM) to $\phi^4$ theory and derive both quantum and semiclassical equations of motion for the soft modes. These equations have no time-convolution integral term, in sharp contrast with other well-known results obtained using the influence functional method (IFM) and the closed time path method (CTP). However, except for the fluctuation force field terms, these equations are similar to the corresponding equations obtained using IFM with the linear harmonic approximation, which was introduced to remove the time-convolution integral. The quantum equation of motion in POM can be regarded as a kind of quantum Langevin equation in which the fluctuation force field is given in terms of the operators of the hard modes. These operators are then replaced with c-numbers using a certain procedure to obtain a semiclassical Langevin equation. It is pointed out that there are significant differences between the fluctuation force fields introduced in this paper and those introduced in IFM. The arbitrariness of the definition of the fluctuation force field in IFM is also discussed.
Koide Takashi
Maruyama Masako
Takagi Fumiko
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