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Main Authors: Liu, Yuan-Yuan, Li, Shi-Lin, Chen, Yu-Jie, Li, Wen-Du, Dai, Wu-Sheng
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Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.04646
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author Liu, Yuan-Yuan
Li, Shi-Lin
Chen, Yu-Jie
Li, Wen-Du
Dai, Wu-Sheng
author_facet Liu, Yuan-Yuan
Li, Shi-Lin
Chen, Yu-Jie
Li, Wen-Du
Dai, Wu-Sheng
contents We propose an approach for calculating one-loop effective actions and vacuum energies in quantum field theory. Spectral functions are functions defined by the eigenvalues of an operator. One-loop effective actions and vacuum energies in quantum field theory, as well as scattering phase shifts and scattering amplitudes in quantum mechanics, are all spectral functions. If a transformation between different spectral functions is identified, we can obtain a spectral function from another through the transformation. In this paper, we convert quantum mechanical methods for calculating scattering phase shifts and scattering amplitudes into quantum field theory methods for calculating one-loop effective actions and vacuum energies.
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spellingShingle Scattering approach for calculating one-loop effective action and vacuum energy
Liu, Yuan-Yuan
Li, Shi-Lin
Chen, Yu-Jie
Li, Wen-Du
Dai, Wu-Sheng
High Energy Physics - Theory
We propose an approach for calculating one-loop effective actions and vacuum energies in quantum field theory. Spectral functions are functions defined by the eigenvalues of an operator. One-loop effective actions and vacuum energies in quantum field theory, as well as scattering phase shifts and scattering amplitudes in quantum mechanics, are all spectral functions. If a transformation between different spectral functions is identified, we can obtain a spectral function from another through the transformation. In this paper, we convert quantum mechanical methods for calculating scattering phase shifts and scattering amplitudes into quantum field theory methods for calculating one-loop effective actions and vacuum energies.
title Scattering approach for calculating one-loop effective action and vacuum energy
topic High Energy Physics - Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2202.04646