A uniquely defined expression for the one-loop effective action of scalar bosons on a nonstationary background has been found.
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Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 11, pp. 85–91, November, 2016.
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Kazinski, P.O., Miller, V.D. Uniquely Defined One-Loop Effective Action. Russ Phys J 59, 1825–1833 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11182-017-0982-1
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