1993/11/29 by Clarence L. Lee, Clarence L. Y. Lee · 2 citations
Earth and Planetary Sciences · Physics and Astronomy · #High-pressure geophysics and materials #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Quantum, superfluid, helium dynamics #hep-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevd.49.4101
published as Phys.Rev.D49:4101-4106,1994 · 13 pages plus 1 figure in jyTex; CALT-68-1903
arxiv created 1993/11/29 · openalex publication_date 1994/04/15 · arxiv updated 2010/11/01 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
A method for determining the leading quantum contributions to the effective action for both zero and finite temperatures is presented. While it is described in the context of a scalar field theory, it can be straightforwardly extended to include fermions. An extrapolation procedure which can significantly enhance the computational efficiency is introduced. This formalism is used to investigate quantum corrections to the nucleation rate in first-order phase transitions.