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Effective action approach to the dynamical map

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-09-12 v1

Abstract

The dynamical map represents a fundamental concept in quantum field theory, providing a solution of the field equations in the Fock space of asymptotic fields. In this paper, we show how to express the dynamical map of a scalar field in the language of quantum effective action. This grants us new insights into the study of topological defects in quantum field theory, showing a connection between the usual least-action principle and Umezawa's boson transformation method.

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@article{arxiv.2309.04493,
  title  = {Effective action approach to the dynamical map},
  author = {Marek Lewicki and Luca Smaldone},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2309.04493},
  year   = {2023}
}
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