Chapter 4 Schrodinger Picture Formalism 4.1 Introduction Variational methods in functional Schr6dinger picture have been shown to be very useful in the study of detailed structures of the quantum fields, both for the bosonic and fermionic field theories [39,42 ,47]. Recently vari- ous interesting applications of this formalism has been presented . In (2+1) dimensional Thirring model [ 52]. Gaussian approximation provides better information than the large -N approximation. it has been used to derive (2+1) dimensional effective potential in Liouville model 1461. Quantum field theoretic analysis of inflation dynamics in a (2+1) dimensional universe has been worked out using this method 1711. Taking into consideration the re- cent interest of the formalism in (2+1) dimensional theories we propose to apply the method to the most general renotmalisable scalar theory in (2+1) 53
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Chapter 4
Schrodinger Picture Formalism
4.1 Introduction
Variational methods in functional Schr6dinger picture have been shown to
be very useful in the study of detailed structures of the quantum fields,
both for the bosonic and fermionic field theories [39,42 ,47]. Recently vari-
ous interesting applications of this formalism has been presented . In (2+1)
dimensional Thirring model [52]. Gaussian approximation provides better
information than the large -N approximation. it has been used to derive
(2+1) dimensional effective potential in Liouville model 1461. Quantum field
theoretic analysis of inflation dynamics in a (2+1) dimensional universe has
been worked out using this method 1711. Taking into consideration the re-
cent interest of the formalism in (2+1) dimensional theories we propose to
apply the method to the most general renotmalisable scalar theory in (2+1)
53
54 CHAPTER 4. SCHR6DINGER PICTURE FORMALISM
dimensions that is a V model.We find that the effective potential expression
that emerges using functional SchrBdinger picture is same as that derived
using CJT formalism in chapter 2.
4.2 Effective Action
We propose to apply the formalism to a +e model and since 918 coupling
effects show up only at the three loop level we write the expression up to
three loops [chapter 1,egn. 1.41].
Jdt [jn I - 2 + f .y EG-
2J EGE-J t)
-2V G(z, U,t)" + ill(3)G(z,z,t), -
G(x, z, t)Z -1B (^) J Gs(z, . t)
In this chapter we follow the standard practice in the functional Schrgdinger
picture representing expectation values as 6 equivalent to shift 0 used in
preceding chapters. Identifying the first term as the classical action and per-
4.3. STATIC EFFECTIVE POTENTIAL
forming variations we obtain
bT = 0 --+ rt(.T, t) = vsO(--, t) - W) (0)
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-2113)(^)G(x,x,t) - V-5)(^)G2(x , x,t) (4.2)
=0 E(z t +2S
ExztEx t
= G-2 (z, y, t) + {v_2 4 )(^)G(x, x, t)
-4JAG) (^)G2(x, x, t)] F(x - y)
Y, t}_ 0 --^ G(x, y, t) = 2 {J G(z, z,t)>.(x, v,t)SE (
+o,(x, z, t)G(z, y, t)J
4.3 Static Effective Potential
It has been shown that renormalization of time-dependent equations can be
achieved along the same lines of the renormalization of the static effective
potential, We therefore evaluate the static effective potential for 4 model
at zero temperature. This can be achieved by taking 4 to be `x' independent
56 CHAPTER 4. SCHRBDINGER PICTURE FORMALISM
and putting E = 0. The classical potential for the model is given in chapter
2 (egn.2.1]. The effective potential is given by given in chapter 2. By evalu-
ating the derivatives we get
vs!!( , G) _ m2^2+ (i4 + & ¢j8
+2m2
+4
.P + c 4 G(x, x)48
+ g^2) G2 (z, X) + Gg(x, x)+ g_ 48
+8I trG-1(x, x) - VsG(x, x) (4.5)
By performing variation with respect to G the gap equation is obtained.
G-2(x, v) - -b2 + m2 +2
fi2 + ^4
24
+ 2 G(x, y) + 4^1G'(x,y)+ _48 G (x, v) 6(x - y)
Assuming translation invariance the Fourier transform of a function is de-
fined as
4.3. STATIC EFFECTIVE POTENTIAL 57
f&kef(k) (4.7)^) = J 2
G(x, X)J 2 2 [0 + m2 + 2 2+ 24 4 x
G(z, z) + 4 G(z, z) + -g4G2(r, x) - (4.8)
fk;;
2(k2 + M2) (4.9)
where an anzatz is fixed for G in terms of an effective mass [chapter 2,egn.2.81.
The effective mess M is treated here as a variational parameter which is
dependent-The static effective potential can be written as
V.!!(^, = j (k2+M2)+
1 mB + + Ls ^°2 41 e1
+2mB 2 _ L0' G(z, X) +
+ g + Q^z G (s,z) + 4-C &(z,x) (4.10)
58 CHAPTER 4. SCHRODINGER PICTURE FORMALISM
Eqn (4. 10) shows that the effective potential expression obtained here is
the same as the one obtained using Gaussian effective potential approach
[17]. This is only natural since when time dependence is not taken into
account definitions of effective action in both the approaches coincide. From
the earlier analysis [chapter 21 it also becomes clear that the formalism is
equivalent to CJT approach at zero temperature . Both the equations differ
by a tc term. This term does not contribute when daisy and super daisy
diagrams are considered through Hartee-fock approximation. At ¢4 level
both the approaches are exactly identical.
Considering the first and second terms alone of egn(4.10) it can be seen
that one loop effective potential result is contained in the expression with
the mass term replaced by the effective mass . Identity with the Gaussian
effective potential results become more transparent if we make the following
correspondence in notation.
G(x,^) -► 10 = -F 1 (4.11)77"2(P+m2)
2 ](k2 + m2) -' Il (4.12)
M ---; ci (4.13)
4.4. FINITE TEMPERATURE CALCULATION FOR 4 6 MODEL 59
4.4 Finite temperature calculation for V model
The Hamiltonian for a 46 model is given by [33,341
H= fiax (rr2(a) -1 O(r)V20(x) + 1 202(x}
+4 04(X) + 61^b6(x) (4.14)
To evaluate the expectation values the following variational procedure is
used . Gaussian density matrix for a free theory is obtained as an extension
of density matrix described in chapter 1[egn . (1.52). This density matrix
is chosen as a test function . for the interacting theory this test function is
expressed in terms of variational parameters and variation is performed with
respect to them. bbr a free field theory density matrix (test function) is