%0 Journal Article %1 Joseph1982 %A Joseph, K Babu %A Kuriakose, V C %D 1982 %J J. Phys. A: Math. Gen. %K imported %P 2231 %T Finite-temperature behaviour of a $\phi^6$ field system %V 15 %X The finite-temperature behaviour of a relativistic field with a renormalisable phi 6 self-interaction exhibiting spontaneous symmetry breaking is studied in one space-one time dimension. Using functional diagrammatic methods, the temperature-dependent effective potential and the critical temperature up to two loops are calculated. The nature of the phase transition is also investigated and is clarified to be one of first order.

@article{Joseph1982, abstract = {The finite-temperature behaviour of a relativistic field with a renormalisable phi 6 self-interaction exhibiting spontaneous symmetry breaking is studied in one space-one time dimension. Using functional diagrammatic methods, the temperature-dependent effective potential and the critical temperature up to two loops are calculated. The nature of the phase transition is also investigated and is clarified to be one of first order.}, added-at = {2014-09-15T08:49:36.000+0200}, author = {Joseph, K Babu and Kuriakose, V C}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2cfeb63676f0c4b7a758c917a86da6f24/zhaozhh02}, interhash = {85e9ce18108e9c136b002c1b00bd8808}, intrahash = {cfeb63676f0c4b7a758c917a86da6f24}, journal = {J. Phys. A: Math. Gen.}, keywords = {imported}, owner = {zhao}, pages = 2231, timestamp = {2014-09-15T08:49:36.000+0200}, title = {Finite-temperature behaviour of a $\phi^6$ field system}, volume = 15, year = 1982 }