Abstract
We use a form of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem to derive formulas giving the rate of production of spin-[Formula Presented] 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 [Formula Presented] near the critical temperature in QCD.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | 014901 |
| Pages (from-to) | 014901-1-014901-12 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Physical Review C - Nuclear Physics |
| Volume | 68 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| State | Published - Jan 2003 |