Three-loop renormalization of the quantum action for a four-dimensional scalar model with quartic interaction with the usage of the background field method and a cutoff regularization

Abstract

The paper studies the quantum action for the four-dimensional real $\phi^4$-theory in the case of a general formulation using the background field method. The three-loop renormalization is performed with the usage of a cutoff regularization in the coordinate representation. The absence of non-local singular contributions and the correctness of the renormalization $\mathcal{R}$-operation on the example of separate three-loop diagrams are also discussed. The explicit form of the first three coefficients for the renormalization constants and for the $\beta$-function is presented. Consistency with previously known results is shown.