Ghostbusters: unitarity and causality of non-equilibrium effective field theories.

Autor: Gao, Ping, Glorioso, Paolo, Liu, Hong
Zdroj: Journal of High Energy Physics; Mar2020, Vol. 2020 Issue 3, p1-27, 27p
Abstrakt: Abstract: For a non-equilibrium physical system defined along a closed time path (CTP), a key constraint is the so-called largest time equation, which is a consequence of unitarity and implies causality. In this paper, we present a simple proof that if the propagators of a non-equilibrium effective action have the proper pole structure, the largest time equation is obeyed to all loop orders. Ghost fields and BRST symmetry are not needed. In particular, the arguments for the proof can also be used to show that if ghost fields are introduced, their contributions vanish. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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