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Exact solution for a quantum field with $\delta$-like interaction

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-31 v2 General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology Exactly Solvable and Integrable Systems solv-int

Abstract

A quantum field described by the field operator Δa=Δ+aδΣ\Delta_{a}=\Delta+ a\delta_\Sigma involving a δ\delta-like potential is considered. Mathematically, the treatment of the δ\delta-potential is based on the theory of self-adjoint extension of the unperturbed operator Δ\Delta. We give the general expressions for the resolvent and the heat kernel of the perturbed operator Δa\Delta_{a}. The main attention is payed to d=2d=2 δ\delta-potential though d=1d=1 and d=3d=3 cases are considered in some detail. We calculate exactly the heat kernel, Green's functions and the effective action for the operator Δa\Delta_{a} in diverse dimensions and for various spaces Σ\Sigma. The renormalization phenomenon for the coupling constant aa of d=2d=2 and d=3d=3 δ\delta-potentials is observed. We find the non-perturbative behavior of the effective action with respect to the renormalized coupling arena_{ren}.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9801054,
  title  = {Exact solution for a quantum field with $\delta$-like interaction},
  author = {Sergey N. Solodukhin},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9801054},
  year   = {2009}
}

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18 pages, latex, no figures, new references added