Relativistic quantum transport theory of hadronic matter: The coupled nucleon,, and pion system
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review C
- Vol. 59 (3), 1674-1699
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevc.59.1674
Abstract
We derive the relativistic quantum transport equation for the pion distribution function based on an effective Lagrangian of the QHD-II model. The closed-time-path Green’s function technique and the semiclassical, quasiparticle, and Born approximations are employed in the derivation. Both the mean field and collision term are derived from the same Lagrangian and presented analytically. The dynamical equation for the pions is consistent with that for the nucleons and Δ’s which we developed before. Thus, we obtain a relativistic transport model which describes the hadronic matter with N, and degrees of freedom simultaneously. Within this approach, we investigate the medium effects on the pion dispersion relation as well as the pion absorption and pion production channels in cold nuclear matter. In contrast to the results of the nonrelativistic model, the pion dispersion relation becomes harder at low momenta and softer at high momenta as compared to the free one, which is mainly caused by the relativistic kinetics. The theoretically predicted free cross section is in agreement with the experimental data. Medium effects on the cross section and momentum-dependent -decay width are shown to be substantial.
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