Convergent perturbative series via finite path integral limits: application to energy at strong coupling of the anharmonic oscillator

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2507.08782v1
• Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:45:45 GMT
• Title: Convergent perturbative series via finite path integral limits: application to energy at strong coupling of the anharmonic oscillator
• Authors: Ariel Edery,
• Abstract summary: We show that if the limits of integration in the path integral are finite, the perturbative series is remarkably an absolutely convergent series which works well at strong coupling.<n>For the basic integral, we show that finite integral limits yields a convergent series whose values are in agreement with exact analytical results at any coupling.
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• Abstract: Solving quantum field theories at strong coupling remains a challenging task. The main issue is that the usual perturbative series are asymptotic series which can be useful at weak coupling but break down completely at strong coupling. In this work, we show that if the limits of integration in the path integral are finite, the perturbative series is remarkably an absolutely convergent series which works well at strong coupling. For now, we apply this perturbative approach to $\lambda \,\phi^4$ theory in 0+0 dimensions (a basic integral) and 0+1 dimensions (quantum anharmonic oscillator). For the basic integral, we show that finite integral limits yields a convergent series whose values are in agreement with exact analytical results at any coupling. This worked even when the asymptotic series was not Borel summable. It is well known that the perturbative series expansion in powers of the coupling for the energy of the anhaorminic oscillator yields an asymptotic series and hence fails at strong coupling. In quantum mechanics, if one is interested in the energy, it is often easier to use Schr\"odinger's equation to develop a perturbative series than path integrals. Finite path integral limits are then equivalent to placing infinite walls at positions -L and L in the potential where L is positive, finite and can be arbitrarily large. With walls, the series expansion for the energy is now convergent and approaches the energy of the anharmonic oscillator as the walls are moved further apart. We use the convergent series to calculate the ground state energy at weak, intermediate and strong coupling. At strong coupling, the result from the series agrees with the exact (correct) energy to within 0.1 %, a remarkable result in light of the fact that at strong coupling the usual perturbative series diverges badly right from the start.

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