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Simple derivation of the hard thermal loop effective action - art. no. 045018

Authors

Elmfors, P Hansson, TH Zahed, I

Citation

P. Elmfors et al., Simple derivation of the hard thermal loop effective action - art. no. 045018, PHYS REV D, 5904(4), 1999, pp. 5018

Citations number

Categorie Soggetti

Physics

Journal title

PHYSICAL REVIEW D

ISSN journal

05562821 → ACNP

Volume

5904

Issue

Year of publication

1999

Database

ISI

SICI code

0556-2821(19990215)5904:4<5018:SDOTHT>2.0.ZU;2-S

Abstract

We use the background field method along with a special gauge condition to derive the hard thermal loop effective action in a simple manner. The new p oint in the paper is to relate the effective action explicitly to the S mat rix from the onset. [S0556-2821 (99)01404-6].