Spectral function at high temperature in the classical approximation
Aug, 200113 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Lett.B 518 (2001) 315-322
e-Print:
- hep-ph/0108125 [hep-ph]
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
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