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The Path-Integral Approach to the N=2 Linear Sigma Model

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-05 v1

Abstract

In QFT the effective potential is an important tool to study symmetry breaking phenomena. It is known that, in some theories, the canonical approach and the path-integral approach yield different effective potentials. In this paper we investigate this for the Euclidean N=2 linear sigma model. Both the Green's functions and the effective potential will be computed in three different ways. The relative merits of the various approaches are discussed.

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@article{arxiv.0901.3700,
  title  = {The Path-Integral Approach to the N=2 Linear Sigma Model},
  author = {E. N. Argyres and M. T. M. van Kessel and R. H. P. Kleiss},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0901.3700},
  year   = {2009}
}

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