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Functional Determinants in Quantum Field Theory

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abstract

Functional determinants of differential operators play a prominent role in theoretical and mathematical physics, and in particular in quantum field theory. They are, however, difficult to compute in non-trivial cases. For one dimensional problems, a classical result of Gel'fand and Yaglom dramatically simplifies the problem so that the functional determinant can be computed without computing the spectrum of eigenvalues. Here I report recent progress in extending this approach to higher dimensions (i.e., functional determinants of partial differential operators), with applications in quantum field theory.

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2026 3 2025 1

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Seeded bubble nucleation on the lattice

hep-lat · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · novelty 8.0

First non-perturbative lattice computation of seeded bubble nucleation rate in the cubic anisotropy model agrees with semi-classical EFT prediction on domain walls including fluctuation determinant.

Lectures on Semiclassical Methods for Composite Operators

hep-th · 2026-06-09 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Lecture notes develop semiclassical methods to compute large-n scaling dimensions of composite operators in CFTs, recovering known results in free theory and deriving one-loop corrections at the Wilson-Fisher fixed point.

The Double Well Done Doubly-Well

hep-th · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · novelty 3.0

Presents explicit trans-series calculations for the double-well spectrum via exact WKB and path integral approaches up to four-instanton level.

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  • Seeded bubble nucleation on the lattice hep-lat · 2026-05-29 · unverdicted · none · ref 51 · internal anchor

    First non-perturbative lattice computation of seeded bubble nucleation rate in the cubic anisotropy model agrees with semi-classical EFT prediction on domain walls including fluctuation determinant.

  • Lectures on Semiclassical Methods for Composite Operators hep-th · 2026-06-09 · unverdicted · none · ref 77 · internal anchor

    Lecture notes develop semiclassical methods to compute large-n scaling dimensions of composite operators in CFTs, recovering known results in free theory and deriving one-loop corrections at the Wilson-Fisher fixed point.

  • The Double Well Done Doubly-Well hep-th · 2026-06-03 · unverdicted · none · ref 97 · internal anchor

    Presents explicit trans-series calculations for the double-well spectrum via exact WKB and path integral approaches up to four-instanton level.

  • Introductory Lectures on Resurgence: CERN Summer School 2024 hep-th · 2025-11-19 · unverdicted · none · ref 65 · internal anchor

    Introductory lectures cover resurgent asymptotics using examples like the Airy function, nonlinear Stokes phenomenon, Heisenberg-Euler action, and resurgent continuation.