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Far-from-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics

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A theory of real-time quantum many-body dynamics is evaluated in detail. It is based on a generating functional of correlation functions where the closed time contour extends only to a given time. Expanding the contour from this time to a later time leads to a dynamic flow of the generating functional. This flow describes the dynamics of the system and has an explicit causal structure. In the present work it is evaluated within a vertex expansion of the effective action leading to time-evolution equations for Green functions. These equations are applicable for strongly interacting systems as well as for studying the late-time behavior of non-equilibrium time evolution. For the specific case of a bosonic \(\mathcal{N}\)-component φ 4-theory with contact interactions an s-channel truncation is identified to yield equations identical to those derived from the 2PI effective action in next-to-leading order of a \(1/\mathcal{N}\) expansion. The presented approach allows to directly obtain non-perturbative dynamic equations beyond the widely used 2PI approximations.

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    Thomas Gasenzer, Stefan Keßler & Jan M. Pawlowski

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    Thomas Gasenzer, Stefan Keßler & Jan M. Pawlowski

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Gasenzer, T., Keßler, S. & Pawlowski, J.M. Far-from-equilibrium quantum many-body dynamics. Eur. Phys. J. C 70, 423–443 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1140/epjc/s10052-010-1430-3

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