Simple non-perturbative resummation schemes beyond mean-field: case study for scalar ${\varphi }^4$ theory in 1+1 dimensions

Abstract

I present a sequence of non-perturbative approximate solutions for scalar ${\varphi }^4$ theory for arbitrary interaction strength, which contains, but allows to systematically improve on, the familiar mean-field approximation. This sequence of approximate solutions is apparently well-behaved and numerically simple to calculate since it only requires the evaluation of (nested) one-loop integrals. To test this resummation scheme, the case of ${\varphi }^4$ theory in 1+1 dimensions is considered, finding approximate agreement with known results for the vacuum energy and mass gap up to the critical point. Because it can be generalized to other dimensions, fermionic fields and finite temperature, the resummation scheme could potentially become a useful tool for calculating non-perturbative properties approximately in certain quantum field theories.

arXiv commentv1: 12 pages plus appendix, one figure; v2: matches published version; v3: minor typos corrected

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