The O(N) Nonlinear Sigma Model in the Functional Schr\"odinger Picture
Abstract
We present a functional Schr\"odinger picture formalism of the (1+1)-dimensional O(N) nonlinear sigma model. The energy density has been calculated to two-loop order using the wave functional of a gaussian form, and from which the nonperturbative mass gap of the boson fields has been obtained. The functional Schr\"odinger picture approach combined with the variational technique is shownto describe the characteristics of the ground state of the nonlinear sigma model in a transparent way.
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