Convex effective potential of O(N) -symmetric φ4 theory for large N

Nuclear Physics B

Volumn 479, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 663-682

  Mukaida, Hisamitsu ^a   Shimada, Yujiro ^b  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Convexity; Effective potential; Large N; Spontaneous symmetry breaking

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030592662     PISSN: 05503213     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0550-3213(96)00403-8     Document Type: Article

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