# Fourier transform of the G-lesser function.

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I am studying Kadanoff & Baym's book Quantum Statistical Mechanics and I am stuck a one point.

The are considering a system of non-interacting particles, (let's say fermions to not having to write both signs), and are then considering the G-lesser function:

$$G^{<} (1, 1') = i \left< \psi^\dagger (1') \psi(1) \right> ,$$

where $1 = \mathbf{r}_1, t_1$ and similarly for $1'$.

Since the Hamiltonian has rotational and translational symmetry they argue that the Green's function above only depends on $| \mathbf{r}_1 - \mathbf{r}_{1'} |$. Also, since the Hamiltonian is time independent the Green's function should only depend on the time difference $t_1 - t_1'$. All this seems fine and I think I have sucessfully convinced myself of these facts by considering e.g. the translation operator.

However, they then define the Fourier transform as

$$G^{<} ( \mathbf{p}, \omega) = - i \int d^3 r \int dt e^{-i \mathbf{p} \cdot \mathbf{r} + i \omega t} G^{<}(\mathbf{r}, t),$$

where we now use $\mathbf r = \mathbf r_1 - \mathbf r_2$ and similarly for $t$. Now come the claim that I cannot really see. They say that, due to the invariances I talked about above, we have

$$G^{<}(\mathbf{p} , \omega) = \int dt \frac{e^{i\omega t}}{V} \left< \psi^\dagger(\mathbf{p}, 0) \psi(\mathbf{p}, t) \right>$$

where $V$ is the volume of the system. Can someone please explain how this follows from the above? If I naively try to calculate this I instead get

$$G^{<} ( \mathbf{p}, \omega) = - i \int d^3 r \int dt e^{-i \mathbf{p} \cdot \mathbf{r} + i \omega t} G^{<}(\mathbf{r}, t) \\ = - i \int d^3 r \int dt e^{-i \mathbf{p} \cdot \mathbf{r} + i \omega t} \left< \psi^\dagger(\mathbf{0}, 0) \psi(\mathbf{r}, t ) \right>,$$

which would only give the Fourier transform of the annihilation operator.

I have tried to redo everything carefully from scratch and I have found for example the relation

$$G^{<} ( \mathbf{p}, \omega, \mathbf{p}', \omega' ) = 2\pi V \delta(\omega - \omega') \delta_{\mathbf{p}, \mathbf{p}'} G^{<} ( \mathbf{p}, \omega).$$

However, I cannot really get the factor $1/V$ which was obtained in the book.

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