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Before proceeding to the full quantum field-theoretic description of the macroscopic phenomena introduced in the previous chapter, we should first review the corresponding quantum-mechanical approach—quantum statistical mechanics.
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Millington, P. (2014). Quantum Statistical Mechanics. In: Thermal Quantum Field Theory and Perturbative Non-Equilibrium Dynamics. Springer Theses. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01186-8_4
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