Title
Scalar quantum field theory in disordered media
Date Issued
21 June 2011
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Centro Brasileiro de Pesquisas Físicas
Abstract
A free massive scalar field in inhomogeneous random media is investigated. The coefficients of the Klein-Gordon equation are taken to be random functions of the spatial coordinates. The case of a disordered medium modeled by centered stationary and Gaussian processes is analyzed. After performing the averages over the random functions, we obtain the two-point and the four-point Green's functions of the model up to one loop. The disordered scalar quantum field theory becomes qualitatively similar to a λφ4 self-interacting theory with a frequency-dependent coupling. © 2011 American Physical Society.
Volume
83
Issue
12
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física de partículas, Campos de la Física
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-79960812869
Source
Physical Review D - Particles, Fields, Gravitation and Cosmology
ISSN of the container
15507998
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