Renormalization in selfconsistent approximations schemes at finite temperature. 1. Theory

Jul, 2001
25 pages
Published in:
  • Phys.Rev.D 65 (2002) 025010
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Report number:
  • GSI-PREPRINT-2001-21

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Abstract:
Within finite temperature field theory, we show that truncated non-perturbative self-consistent Dyson resummation schemes can be renormalized with local counter-terms defined at the vacuum level. The requirements are that the underlying theory is renormalizable and that the self-consistent scheme follows Baym''s Φ\Phi-derivable concept. The scheme generates both, the renormalized self-consistent equations of motion and the closed equations for the infinite set of counter terms. At the same time the corresponding 2PI-generating functional and the thermodynamical potential can be renormalized, in consistency with the equations of motion. This guarantees the standard Φ\Phi-derivable properties like thermodynamic consistency and exact conservation laws also for the renormalized approximation schemes to hold. The proof uses the techniques of BPHZ-renormalization to cope with the explicit and the hidden overlapping vacuum divergences.
  • 11.10.Gh
  • field theory: finite temperature
  • renormalization
  • vacuum state
  • bootstrap
  • nonperturbative
  • potential: thermodynamical
  • phi**n model: 4
  • propagator
  • Bethe-Salpeter equation