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Density matrix formalism for interacting quantum fields
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We provide a description of interacting quantum fields in terms of density matrices for any occupation numbers in Fock space in a momentum basis. As a simple example, we focus on a real scalar field interacting with another real scalar field, and present a practicable formalism for directly computing the density matrix elements of the combined scalar-scalar system. For deriving the main formula, we use techniques from non-equilibrium quantum field theory like thermo field dynamics and the Schwinger-Keldysh formalism. Our results allow for studies of particle creation/annihilation processes at finite times and other non-equilibrium processes including those found in the theory of open quantum systems.
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