Critical Temperature for the $\LAMBDA (\PHI^{4})_{4}$ Theory within the $\DELTA$ -Expansion

We have considered phi^4 theory in higher dimensions. Using functional diagrammatic approach, we computed the one-loop correction to effective potential of the scalar field in five dimensions. It is shown that phi^4 theory can be regularised in five dimensions. Temperature dependent one-loop correction and critical temperature T_c are computed and T_c depends on the fundamental scale M of the theory. A brief discussion of symmetry restoration is also presented. The nature of ...

We analyze high-temperature series expansions of the two-point and four-point correlation-functions in the three-dimensional euclidean lattice scalar field theory with quartic self-coupling, which have been recently extended through twenty-fifth order for the simple-cubic and body-centered-cubic lattices. We conclude that the length of the present series is sufficient for a fairly accurate description of the critical behavior of the model and confirm the validity of universal...

Self-similar approximation theory allows for defining effective sums of asymptotic series. The method of self-similar factor approximants is applied for calculating the critical temperature and critical exponents of the $O(N)$-symmetric $\varphi^4$ field theory in three dimensions by summing asymptotic $\varepsilon$ expansions. This method is shown to be essentially simpler than other summation techniques involving complicated numerical calculations, while enjoying comparable...

The question of the asymptotic form of the perturbation expansion in scalar field theories is reconsidered. Renewed interest in the computation of terms in the epsilon-expansion, used to calculate critical exponents, has been frustrated by the differing and incompatible results for the high-order behaviour of the perturbation expansion reported in the literature. We identify the sources of the errors made in earlier papers, correct them, and obtain a consistent set of results...

We study, with various methods (standard large N evaluation of the functional integral for the effective potential, solution of the Schwinger-Dyson equations), the high temperature phase transition for the $N$-component $\phi^4$ theory in the large $N$ limit. Our results fully confirm a previous investigation of the problem, for arbitrary $N$, with the method of the average potential which employs renormalization group ideas. The phase transition is of the second order with a...

Simple field-theoretical approach to critical phenomena is described. In contrast to the Wilson's theory, a description in real 3-dimensions space is used. At the same time the described approach is not the same as Parisi's. Used subtraction scheme is different from the one used by Parisi, but the main point is that we treat changes of $T-T_C$ as explicit perturbations. By such an approach not only the critical domain but also the crossover from critical domain to domain of L...

We present an analytical and numerical study of scalar phi^4 theory at finite temperature with a renormalized 2-loop truncation of the 2PI effective action.

We calculate the finite temperature effective potential of $\lambda\phi^4$ at the two loop order of the 2PPI expansion. This expansion contains all diagrams which remain connected when two lines meeting at the same point are cut and therefore sums systematically the bubble graphs. At one loop in the 2PPI expansion, the symmetry restoring phase transition is first order. At two loops, we find a second order phase transition with mean field critical exponents.

In this work we perform a detailed numerical analysis of (1+1) dimensional lattice $\phi^4$ theory. We explore the phase diagram of the theory with two different parameterizations. We find that symmetry breaking occurs only with a negative mass-squared term in the Hamiltonian. The renormalized mass $m_R$ and the field renormalization constant $Z$ are calculated from both coordinate space and momentum space propagators in the broken symmetry phase. The critical coupling for th...

The Euclidean $(\phi^{4})_{3,\epsilon$ model in $R^3$ corresponds to a perturbation by a $\phi^4$ interaction of a Gaussian measure on scalar fields with a covariance depending on a real parameter $\epsilon$ in the range $0\le \epsilon \le 1$. For $\epsilon =1$ one recovers the covariance of a massless scalar field in $R^3$. For $\epsilon =0$ $\phi^{4}$ is a marginal interaction. For $0\le \epsilon < 1$ the covariance continues to be Osterwalder-Schrader and pointwise positiv...