Published June 15, 1988 | Version v1
Journal article

Simple form for the Gaussian equations in curved space

  • 1. Instituto de Astronomia y Fisica del Espacio, Casilla de Correo 67, Sucursal 28, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina

Description

We show that the variational Gaussian equations for λphi4 theory in an arbitrary background gravitational field admit a simple form, which allows the use of a Schwinger-DeWitt-type expansion in order to renormalize them

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Rev., D
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
12
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
3533-3536
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
19085380
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
GAUSSIAN PROCESSES; GRAVITATIONAL FIELDS; PHI4-FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; RENORMALIZATION; SPACE-TIME; VARIATIONAL METHODS
Descriptors DEC
FIELD THEORIES