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I present a sequence of non-perturbative approximate solutions for scalar ϕ4 theory for arbitrary interaction strength, which contains, but allows to systematically improve on, the familiar mean-field approximation. This sequence of approximate solutions is apparently well-behaved and numerically simple to calculate since it only requires the evaluation of (nested) one-loop integrals. To test this resummation scheme, the case of ϕ4 theory in 1+1 dimensions is considered, finding approximate agreement with known results for the vacuum energy and mass gap up to the critical point. Because it can be generalized to other dimensions, fermionic fields and finite temperature, the resummation scheme could potentially become a useful tool for calculating non-perturbative properties approximately in certain quantum field theories.
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Romatschke, P. Simple non-perturbative resummation schemes beyond mean-field: case study for scalar ϕ4 theory in 1+1 dimensions. J. High Energ. Phys. 2019, 149 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP03(2019)149
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