Transition amplitude, partition function and the role of physical degrees of freedom in gauge theories

This work explores the quantum dynamics of the interaction between scalar (matter) and vectorial (intermediate) particles and studies their thermodynamic equilibrium in the grand-canonical ensemble. The aim of the article is to clarify the connection between the physical degrees of freedom of a theo...

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Main Authors: A.A. Nogueira, B.M. Pimentel, L. Rabanal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Nuclear Physics B
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0550321318302116