Effective Field Theory for Plasmas at all Temperatures and Densities

Abstract

The solution of the plasmon problem and the subsequent development of an effective field theory approach to ultrarelativistic plasmas are reviewed. The effective lagrangians that summarize collective effects in ultrarelativistic quark-gluon and electron-photon plasmas are presented. A generalization that describes an electromagnetic plasma at all temperatures and densities is proposed.

Presented at the Workshop on Finite Temperature Field Theory, Winnipeg, July 20-25, 1992. , LateX, 10 pages, NUHEP-TH-92-22

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