Kinetic theory of QED plasma in a strong electromagnetic field I. The covariant hyperplane formalism

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dc.creatorHoell, A.
dc.creatorMorozov, V. G.
dc.creatorRoepke, G.
dc.date2001-03-08
dc.date2001-06-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T05:45:33Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T05:45:33Z
dc.descriptionWe develop a covariant density matrix approach to kinetic theory of QED plasmas subjected into a strong external electromagnetic field. A canonical quantization of the system on space-like hyperplanes in Minkowski space and a covariant generalization of the Coulomb gauge is used. The condensate mode associated with the mean electromagnetic field is separated from the photon degrees of freedom by a time-dependent unitary transformation of both, the dynamical variables and the nonequilibrium statistical operator. Therefore even in the case of strong external fields a perturbative expansion in orders of the fine structure constant for the correlation functions as well as the statistical operator is applicable. A general scheme for deriving kinetic equations in the hyperplane formalism is presented.
dc.description30 pages, Latex
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0103021
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0103021
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/84030
dc.subjectPlasma Physics
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.subjectQuantum Physics
dc.titleKinetic theory of QED plasma in a strong electromagnetic field I. The covariant hyperplane formalism
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