Generalized Gaussian Effective Potential: Thermal Corrections
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We evaluate the thermal corrections to the generalized Gaussian effective potential. We carry out the calculations of the lowest order corrections in the case of self-interacting scalar fields in one and two spatial dimensions, and study the restoration of the symmetry at high temperatures.
11 pages + 3 figures, postscript file
11 pages + 3 figures, postscript file