Covariant Relativistic Statistical Mechanics of Many Particles
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W. C. Schieve [1]
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[1] University of Texas
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- Localización: Foundations of physics: an international journal devoted to the conceptual bases and fundamental theories of modern physics, biophysics and cosmology, ISSN 0015-9018, Nº. 8, 2005, págs. 1359-1381
- Idioma: inglés
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Resumen
In this paper the quantum covariant relativistic dynamics of many bodies is reconsidered. It is emphasized that this is an event dynamics. The events are quantum statistically correlated by the global parameter τ. The derivation of an event Boltzmann equation emphasizes this. It is shown that this Boltzmann equation may be viewed as exact in a dilute event limit ignoring three event correlations. A quantum entropy principle is obtained for the marginal Wigner distribution function. By means of event linking (concatenations) particle properties such as the equation of state may be obtained. We further reconsider the generalized quantum equilibrium ensemble theory and the free event case of the Fermi-Dirac and Bose-Einstein distributions, and some consequences. The ultra-relativistic limit differs from the non-covariant theory and is a test of this point of view.
