Derivation of the nonlocal collision term in the relativistic Boltzmann equation for massive spin-1/2 particles from quantum field theory

no code implementations • 8 Mar 2021 • Nora Weickgenannt, Enrico Speranza, Xin-li Sheng, Qun Wang, Dirk H. Rischke

We derive the Boltzmann equation and the collision kernel for massive spin-1/2 particles, using the Wigner-function formalism and employing an expansion in powers of $\hbar$.

Nuclear Theory High Energy Physics - Phenomenology