Introduction to Relativistic Mean Field Theory (original) (raw)
2020, Introduction to Relativistic Mean Field Theory
With this paper we will try to introduce the foundations and the formalism of relativistic mean field theory and its applications. We begin by discussing the formulation of the theory of special relativity. Then we derive the Lagrangian formulation of a field from the continuous limit of a discrete system. Afterwards, we formulate a relativistically invariant Lagrangian for a field and use the previous formalism to investigate several problems of continuous systems. Finally, reference is made to the application of the mean field approximation to the nuclear model of Quantum Hadrodynamics (QHD).
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