Comment on the finite-temperature behavior of λ(φ $\to^{2}$ $)^{2}$ $_{4}$ theory

15 August 1986

journal article
research article
Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review D

Vol. 34 (4) , 1229-1231
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevd.34.1229

Abstract

We examine the phase structure and stability of self-interacting scalar field theories at finite temperature. In the large-N limit, the renormalized theory exhibits an intrinsic instability which becomes manifest at high temperature contrary to recent claims in the literature.

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Comment on the finite-temperature behavior of λ(φ $\to^{2}$ $)^{2}$ $_{4}$ theory