Scale transformations, the energy-momentum tensor, and the equation of state

Conference · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

OSTI ID:5145178

Carruthers, P

The Equation of State (EOS) relates diagonal elements of the energy-momentum tensor {theta}{sub {mu}{nu}}. The first moment of the energy-momentum tensor generates scale transformations. The virial theorem, a consequence of the behavior of the energy density under scale transformations, allows one to eliminate the kinetic energy in terms of the potential terms. The trace theorem for the energy-momentum tensor expresses {epsilon}-3p in terms of ensemble averages of scale-breaking operators, allowing a new approach to the EOS. 10 refs.

• Research Organization: Arizona Univ., Tucson, AZ (USA). Dept. of Physics
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: FG02-88ER40456
• OSTI ID: 5145178
• Report Number(s): CONF-8905143-21; ON: DE90005372; TRN: 90-003163
• Resource Relation: Conference: NATO advanced study institute international advanced course on the nuclear equation of state, Peniscola (Spain), 12 May - 3 Jun 1989
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
ENERGY-MOMENTUM TENSOR
QUANTUM MECHANICS
EQUATIONS OF STATE
BOUND STATE
ENERGY DENSITY
QUANTUM OPERATORS
VIRIAL THEOREM
EQUATIONS
MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS
MECHANICS
TENSORS
657002* - Theoretical & Mathematical Physics- Classical & Quantum Mechanics