Stabilizing bottomless action theories

We show how to construct the euclidean quantum theory corresponding to classical actions which are unbounded from below. Our method preserves the classical limit, the large- N limit, and the perturbative expansion of the unstabilized theories.

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Published inNuclear physics. B Vol. 242; no. 1; pp. 167 - 188
Main Authors Greensite, J., Halpern, M.B.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.01.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Classical and quantum physics: mechanics and fields
Exact sciences and technology
Physics
Theory of quantized fields
Quantum field theory
Action
Euclidian theory
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Summary:We show how to construct the euclidean quantum theory corresponding to classical actions which are unbounded from below. Our method preserves the classical limit, the large- N limit, and the perturbative expansion of the unstabilized theories.
ISSN:0550-3213
1873-1562
DOI:10.1016/0550-3213(84)90138-X