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The effective potential of the scalar ϕ4 theory up to two loops is calculated. The subtraction scheme of regularization at finite temperature in real-time formalism is discussed.
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This work is supported in part by the National Natural Science Fund of China. The authors are obliged to Y. Fujimoto for his suggestions and helpful discussions.
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Chen, X.J., Liu, L.S. & Zhang, W.N. Calculation of the effective potential at finite temperature in the framework of real-time formalism up to two loops. Nuov Cim A 109, 363–375 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02731086
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