Effective action approach to the dynamical map

Abstract

The dynamical map represents a fundamental concept in quantum field theory, providing a solution of the field equations in the Fock space of asymptotic fields. In this paper, we show how to express the dynamical map of a scalar field in the language of quantum effective action. This grants us new insights into the study of topological defects in quantum field theory, showing a connection between the usual least-action principle and Umezawa's boson transformation method.