Spectral function at high temperature in the classical approximation

Aug, 2001
13 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Lett.B 518 (2001) 315-322
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Report number:
  • HD-THEP-01-33

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Abstract:
At high temperature the infrared modes of a weakly coupled quantum field theory can be treated nonperturbatively in real time using the classical field approximation. We use this to introduce a nonperturbative approach to the calculation of finite-temperature spectral functions, employing the classical KMS condition in real time. The method is illustrated for the one-particle spectral function in a scalar field theory in 2+1 dimensions. The result is compared with resummed two-loop perturbation theory and both the plasmon mass and width are found to agree with the analytical prediction.
Note:
  • 13 pages with 4 eps figures, minor changes; to appear in Phys.Lett.B Report-no: HD-THEP-01-33
  • 11.10.Wx
  • 11.15.Kc
  • field theory: finite temperature
  • spectral representation
  • approximation: classical
  • nonperturbative
  • field theory: scalar
  • dimension: 3
  • lattice field theory
  • perturbation theory: higher-order