Thermal Corrections to $π$-$π$ Scattering Lengths in the Linear Sigma Model

Abstract

In this article we explore the thermal evolution of the $π$-$π$ scattering lengths in the frame of the linear sigma model. We compute, using thermofield dynamics, all the one loop diagrams that contribute to $π$-$π$ scattering. We restrict ourselves to temperature correction only in the pion sector, due to the Boltzmann supression for the sigma meson. From this analysis we obtain the thermal behavior of $a_0^0$