Finite Temperature Effective Potential for Spontaneously Broken $λΦ^4$ Theory
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We present a self-consistent calculation of the finite temperature effective potential for $λΦ^4$ theory in four dimensions using a composite operator effective action. We find that in a spontaneously broken theory not only the so-called daisy and superdaisy graphs contribute to the next-to-leading order thermal mass, but also resummed non-local diagrams are of the same order, thus altering the effective potential at small effective mass.
5 pages, Talk held at the 'Workshop on Quantum Infrared Physics', 6-8 June at Paris
5 pages, Talk held at the 'Workshop on Quantum Infrared Physics', 6-8 June at Paris