States in Quantum Field Theory

In General > s.a. entanglement; Lamb Shift; photon; Plasma; states in quantum mechanics.
@ Space of states: Kijowski RPMP(76) [as direct limit]; Field & Hughston JMP(99) [geometry, coherent states].

Semiclassical States, Classicality > s.a. decoherence; semiclassical quantum mechanics.
@ General references: Komar PR(64) [macroscopic distinguishability]; Hepp CMP(74) [correlation functions]; Maslov & Shvedov TMP(98)ht/97 [divergences and renormalization]; Anastopoulos IJTP(99); Lisewski qp/99 [hydrodynamic limit]; Shvedov ht/01, JMP(02)ht/01; Aarts & Berges PRL(02) [far from equilibrium]; Honegger & Rieckers LMP(03) [semiclassical bosonic states]; Park LMP(07)-a0705 [semiclassical theories and Frobenius manifolds]; Mahajan & Padmanabhan GRG(08)-a0708, GRG(08)-a0708 [and particle production]; Yokomizo & Barata a0907 [non-uniqueness of classical limits and particles vs field].
@ Quantum to classical transition: Lombardo gq/98-PhD; Everitt et al PRA(09)-a0710; > s.a. classical limit of quantum mechanics.
@ Degree of classicality: Malbouisson & Baseia PS(03).
@ And phase transitions: Lombardo et al IJTP(02)hp, IJTP(02)hp; Kim & Lee PRD(02); Rivers & Lombardo BJP(05)ht/04-in, IJTP(05)ht/04-in; Lombardo et al PLB(07)hp.
@ Coarse-graining: Lombardo & Mazzitelli PRD(96) [and decoherence]; Anastopoulos PRD(97)ht/96, gq/98.
@ Perturbative approach: Shvedov ht/04, ht/05 [axiomatic].
@ Field in semiclassical background: Naudts et al ht/02 [model for electromagnetism in quantum spacetime].
@ Pseudoclassical paths: Oaknin PRD(03)ht [for fermions].
> Special states: see coherent states; field theory [localized states]; Squeezed States.
> Related topics: see game theory [matter-field interaction]; phenomenology; renormalization; scattering.

Other Types of States > s.a. fock space [number states]; vacuum.
* Non-equilibrium states: The best-known applications are to electronic transport in normal metals and superconductors.
* Non-linear generalized geometric states: State that interpolate between number states and non-linear pure thermal states.
@ Bound states: Shebeko & Shirokov PPN(01)nt; Camblong & Ordóñez IJMPA(04)ht/01 [path integral].
@ Thermal states: Küskü PhD(08)-a0901 [almost-equilibrium states in FRW spacetimes].
@ Non-equilibrium states: Niemi PLB(88); Niégawa ht/98 [perturbation theory]; Buchholz et al AP(02)hp/01; Berges NPA(02), NPA(02)hp [and classical field theory]; Berges hp/04 [intro]; Berges & Borsanyi EPJA-ht/05-in [from first principles]; Zanella & Calzetta ht/06 [renormalization and damping]; Gasenzer & Pawlowski PLB(08) [functional renormalization-group approach]; Rammer 07 [r CP(09)#5]; Calzetta & Hu 08.
@ Other states: Nieto PLA(97)qp/96 [displaced / squeezed number states]; Sebawe Abdalla et al PS(08) [non-linear generalized geometric states].

Specific Theories > s.a. dirac theory; modified electromagnetism; QED; modified QED.
@ Scalar field: Shvedov ht/04 [covariant approach].
> Semiclassical: see qed phenomenology; semiclassical general relativity; semiclassical quantum gravity.

Related Topics and Properties > s.a. quantum fields in curved spacetime [Hadamard and other states] and effects in curved spacetime [vacuum].
@ Degree of polarization: Klimov et al PRA(05)qp [as distance from set of unpolarized states].
> Other topics: see effective quantum field theories; klein-gordon fields [symmetry reduction].

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