Nonuniqueness of the $λΦ^4$-vacuum

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2000-02-11

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0002095v3

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

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We prove that the massless neutral $\lambda\Phi^4$-theory does not possess a unique vacuum. Based on the Wightman axioms the non-existence of a state which preserves Poincar{\'e} and scale invariance is demonstrated non-perturbatively for a non-vanishing self-interaction. We conclude that it is necessary to break the scale invariance in order to define a vacuum state. The renormalized vacuum expectation value of the energy-momentum tensor is derived from the two-point Wightman function employing the point-splitting technique and its relation to the phionic and the scalar condensate is addressed. Possible implications to other self-interacting field theories and to different approaches in quantum field theory are pointed out. PACS: 11.10.Cd, 11.15.Tk, 11.30.Qc

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