Effective field theory approach to high temperature thermodynamics
Eric Braaten,Agustin Nieto +1 more
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An effective field theory approach is developed for calculating the thermodynamic properties of a field theory at high temperature $T$ and weak coupling and applies it to a massless scalar field with a $\Phi^4$ interaction.Abstract:
An effective field theory approach is developed for calculating the thermodynamic properties of a field theory at high temperature T and weak coupling g. The effective theory is the three-dimensional field theory obtained by dimensional reduction to the bosonic zero-frequency modes. The parameters of the effective theory can be calculated as a perturbation series in the running coupling constant ${\mathit{g}}^{2}$(T). The free energy is separated into the contributions from the momentum scales T and gT, respectively. The first term can be written as a perturbation series in ${\mathit{g}}^{2}$(T). If all forces are screened at the scale gT, the second term can be calculated as a perturbation series in g(T) beginning at order ${\mathit{g}}^{3}$. The parameters of the effective theory satisfy renormalization group equations that can be used to sum up leading logarithms of T/(gT). We apply this method to a massless scalar field with a ${\mathrm{\ensuremath{\Phi}}}^{4}$ interaction, calculating the free energy to order ${\mathit{g}}^{6}$lng and the screening mass to order ${\mathit{g}}^{5}$lng.read more
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