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Plasmon in hot {phi}{sup 4} theory

Journal Article · · Physical Review, D
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  1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Regensburg, D-93040 Regensburg (Germany)

We study the two-loop resummed propagator in hot {ital g}{sup 2}{phi}{sup 4} theory. The propagator has a cut aong the whole real axis in the complex energy plane, but for small {ital g} the spectral density is sharply peaked around the plasmon. The dispersion relation and the width of the plasmon are calculated at zero {ital and} finite momentum. At large momenta the spectral width vanishes, and the plasmon loses its collectivity and behaves like a noninteracting free particle. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Physical Society.}

OSTI ID:
277479
Journal Information:
Physical Review, D, Journal Name: Physical Review, D Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 53; ISSN PRVDAQ; ISSN 0556-2821
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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