Aspects of semi-classical transport theory for QCD

[Daniel Litim]

Title: Aspects of semi-classical transport theory for QCD

Author(s): Daniel F. Litim

We discuss some aspects of a recently proposed semi-classical transport
theory for QCD plasmas based on coloured point particles. This includes the
derivation of effective transport equations for mean fields and fluctuations
which relies on the Gibbs ensemble average. Correlators of fluctuations are
interpreted as collision integrals for the effective Boltzmann equation. The
approach yields a recipe to integrate-out fluctuations. Systematic
approximations (first moment, second moment, polarisation approximation) based
on a small plasma parameter are discussed as well. Finally, the application to
a hot non-Abelian plasma close to thermal equilibrium is considered and the
consistency with the fluctuation-dissipation theorem established.

Paper: hep-ph/0010259
Dated: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 11:37:10 GMT (13kb)
Comments: Presented at Strong and Electroweak Matter (SEWM2000), Marseille,
France, 14-17 June 2000, 12 pages
Report-no: CERN-TH/2000-310

URL: http://arXiv.org/abs/hep-ph/0010259