Variational Approach to Quantum Statistical Mechanics of Nonlinear Systems with Application to Sine-Gordon Chains
- 26 August 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 55 (9), 912-915
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.55.912
Abstract
The path-integral method is used for determination of the quantum corrections to the free energy of nonlinear systems. All quantum effects of the harmonic part of the potential are considered and a variational principle is used to account for the quantum corrections due to the anharmonic part. Correct renormalized frequencies are obtained at any temperature and an effective potential to be inserted in the configurational integral is found. A new general expression for the partition function at any temperature in the low-coupling limit is obtained.Keywords
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