Title
Evaluating the effective action
Publication Date
2000
Journal or Book Title
FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS
Abstract
The use of effective field theory, in situations wherein the energy-momentum of light particles is much lower than the rest mass of heavy degrees of freedom, has become an important one in contemporary physics. Herein we examine various means by which this effective action can be evaluated, using the effective photon–photon interaction—the Euler–Heisenberg Lagrangian—as a pedagogical example.
Pages
413-437
Volume
30
Issue
3
Recommended Citation
Holstein, BR, "Evaluating the effective action" (2000). FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS. 313.
Retrieved from https://scholarworks.umass.edu/physics_faculty_pubs/313
Comments
The published version is located at http://www.springerlink.com/content/q9l288885377285l/