Abstract
We use a form of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem to derive formulas giving the rate of production of spin 1/2 baryons in terms of the fluctuations of either meson or quark fields. The most general formulas do not assume thermal or chemical equilibrium. When evaluated in a thermal ensemble we find equilibration times on the order of 10 fm/c near the critical temperature in QCD.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 014901 |
| Pages (from-to) | 149011-1490112 |
| Number of pages | 1341102 |
| Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - Jul 2003 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics