Introduction to Nonequilibrium Statistical Mechanics with Quantum Field Theory
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In this article, we present a concise and self-contained introduction to nonequilibrium statistical mechanics with quantum field theory by considering an ensemble of interacting identical bosons or fermions as an example. Readers are assumed to be familiar with the Matsubara formalism of equilibrium statistical mechanics such as Feynman diagrams, the proper self-energy, and Dyson's equation. The aims are threefold: (i) to explain the fundamentals of nonequilibrium quantum field theory as simple as possible on the basis of the knowledge of the equilibrium counterpart; (ii) to elucidate the hierarchy in describing nonequilibrium systems from Dyson's equation on the Keldysh contour to the Navier-Stokes equation in fluid mechanics via quantum transport equations and the Boltzmann equation; (iii) to derive an expression of nonequilibrium entropy that evolves with time. In stage (i), we introduce nonequilibrium Green's function and the self-energy uniquely on the roundtrip Keldysh contour, thereby avoiding possible confusions that may arise from defining multiple Green's functions at the very beginning. We try to present the Feynman rules for the perturbation expansion as simple as possible. In particular, we focus on the self-consistent perturbation expansion with the Luttinger-Ward thermodynamic functional, i.e., Baym's Φ-derivable approximation, which has a crucial property for nonequilibrium systems of obeying various conservation laws automatically. We also show how the two-particle correlations can be calculated within the Φ-derivable approximation, i.e., an issue of how to handle the "Bogoliubov-Born-Green-Kirkwood-Yvons (BBGKY) hierarchy". Aim (ii) is performed through successive reductions of relevant variables with the Wigner transformation, the gradient expansion based on the Groenewold-Moyal product, and Enskog's expansion from local equilibrium. This part may be helpful for convincing readers that nonequilibrium systems can be handled microscopically with quantum field theory, including fluctuations. We also discuss a derivation of the quantum transport equations for electrons in electromagnetic fields based on the gauge-invariant Wigner transformation so that the Lorentz force is reproduced naturally. As for (iii), the Gibbs entropy of equilibrium statistical mechanics suffers from the flaw that it does not evolve in time. We show here that a microscopic expression of nonequilibrium dynamical entropy can be derived from the quantum transport equations so as to be compatible with the law of increase in entropy as well as equilibrium statistical mechanics.
- 2010-04-25
著者
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KITA Takafumi
Department of Physics, Hokkaido University
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Kita Takafumi
Department Of Applied Physics Faculty Of Engineering The University Of Tokyo
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