Temperature fluctuations in a relativistic gas: Pressure corrections and possible consequences in the deconfinement transition
Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: In this work, we study the effects of random temperature fluctuations on the partition function of a quantum system by means of the . This picture provides a conceptual model for a quantum nonequilibrium system, depicted as an ensemble of subsystems at different temperatures, randomly distributed with respect to a given mean value. We then assume the temperature displays stochastic fluctuations T = T 0 + δ T with respect to its ensemble average value T 0 , with zero mean δ T ¯ = 0 and standard deviation δ T 2 ¯ = Δ . By means of the replica method, we obtain the average grand canonical potential, leading to the equation of state and the corresponding excess pressure caused by these fluctuations with respect to the equilibrium system at a uniform temperature. Our findings reveal an increase in pressure as the system’s ensemble average temperature T 0 rises, consistently exceeding the pressure observed in an equilibrium state. We applied our general formalism to three paradigmatic physical systems; the relativistic Fermi gas, the ideal gas of photons, and a gas of non-Abelian gauge fields (gluons) in the noninteracting limit. Finally, we explore the implications for the deconfinement transition in the context of the simple bag model, where we show that the critical temperature decreases. Published by the American Physical Society 2024
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Awards: TOPOLOGY INTERACTIONS AND DISORDER, PHASE TRANSITIONS IN QUANTUM FIELD THEORY DIFFERENT SCENARIOS AND APPLICATIONS, G3379046884, TOPOLOGICAL MATERIALS MANY-BODY INTERACTIONS AND DISORDER EFFECTS, ELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS IN DENSE HADRONIC MATTER, G4293178687, G444631729, G5304236795, G67003023, G7530519895, QUANTUM FIELD THEORY AND PHASE TRANSITIONS DIFFERENT ASPECTS., G7910354722, G8179262211, G8887514864
OpenAlex ID: W4402355546