Nonequilibrium Phenomena in Strongly Correlated Systems

The book is devoted to the fundamental aspects of the non-equilibrium statistical mechanics of many-particle systems. The concept of Zubarevs approach which generalizes the notion of Gibbs ensembles and introduces a nonequilibrium statistical operator providing an adequate basis for dealing with strongly correlated systems that are governed by nonperturbative phenomena such as the formation of bound states quantum condensates and the instability of the vacuum. Besides a general introduction to the formalism this book contains contributions devoted to the applications of Zubarevs method to the solution of modern problems in different fields of physics: transport theory hydrodynamics high-energy physics quark-gluon plasma and hadron production in heavy-ion collisions. The book provides valuable information for researchers and students in these fields requiring powerful concepts to solve fundamental problems of non-equilibrium phenomena in strongly