Vertex functions and their flow equations from the 2PI effective action

Abstract

By exploiting the convexity of the two-particle-irreducible (2PI) effective action, we describe a procedure for extracting n-point vertex functions. This procedure is developed within the context of a zero-dimensional "quantum field theory" and subsequently extended to higher dimensions. These results extend the practicability and utility of a recent, alternative approach to the functional renormalization group programme [see arXiv:1907.06503; arXiv:2107.12914], and clarify the relationship between the flow equations for coupling parameters and vertices.