Finite-temperature Field Theory - Theoretical Physics (TIFR)
Finite-temperature Field Theory - Theoretical Physics (TIFR)
Finite-temperature Field Theory - Theoretical Physics (TIFR)
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Basics of Statistical <strong>Physics</strong> and Thermodynamics<br />
Scalar fields at finite <strong>temperature</strong><br />
Interacting scalar fields<br />
Plan of the lectures<br />
◮ Lecture 1: Basic tools in finite-<strong>temperature</strong> field theory<br />
◮ Reminder of statistical physics<br />
◮ Scalar field theories and equilibrium thermodynamics<br />
◮ Interacting scalar fields at T ≠ 0: λϕ 4 theory<br />
◮ Lecture 2: Gauge field theories and linear response<br />
◮ More tools for finite-<strong>temperature</strong> calculations<br />
◮ Gauge symmetry, QED and QCD<br />
◮ Linear response theory<br />
◮ Lecture 3: Special applications in QCD<br />
◮ Phases of hot and dense QCD<br />
◮ The IR problem<br />
◮ Dimensional reduction and high-T effective theories<br />
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Aleksi Vuorinen, CERN<br />
<strong>Finite</strong>-<strong>temperature</strong> <strong>Field</strong> <strong>Theory</strong>