Effective Quantum Field Theories  

In General > s.a. [techniques in quantum field theory]; anomalies; heat.
@ Introductions and reviews: Burgess hp/98-in; Ecker ht/05-in; Weinberg a0908-in [past and future].
@ General references: Schwinger PR(51); DeWitt PRP(75); Ellicott & Toms NPB(89) [covariant under general field redefinitions]; Blau et al IJMPA(91)-a0906 [one-loop effective action in a constant electromagnetic field]; D'Hoker & Weinberg PRD(94)hp; Scharnhorst IJTP(97) [functional integral equation]; Dalvit ht/98-PhD; Barvinsky & Mukhanov PRD(02)ht [calculation of non-local part]; Branchina et al EPJC(04)ht/03 [and quantum equations of motion]; Raab mp/07 [representation]; Shore NPB(07) [superluminality and UV completion]; Schakel 08 [in condensed matter].
@ Effective potential: Norimatsu et al PRD(87); O'Connor & Stephens PRD(88); Hochberg et al cm/99, PRE(99)cm [stochastic partial differential equations], PhyA(00)cm/99 [massless KPZ equation], JSP(00)cm/99 [reaction-diffusion-decay system].
@ Effective field theory in curved spacetime: Kleinert & Chervyakov IJMPA(03); Shapiro ht/04-in [applications]; Fucci JMP(09)-a0906 [scalar and spinor field electrodynamics].
@ Heat kernel method: Antonsen & Bormann ht/97 [Schwarzschild, s = 0, 1/2, 1], ht/99 [FRW models, s = 0, 1/2, 1]; Avramidi NPPS(02)mp/01 [rev], a0812-in [for quantum gravity].
@ Scalar fields: Haba ht/02 [4 in quantized metric].
@ Conceptual: Castellani SHPMP(02)phy/01 [and reductionism].
@ Related topics: Georgi PRL(07) + pw(07)jun ['unparticle' stuff].

At Finite Temperature > s.a. quantum field theory in curved backgrounds.
@ General references: Zinn-Justin hp/00-ln [intro]; Sarkar et al IJP(02)ht/00 [spectral representation of propagator].
@ Integrable field theories: Mussardo JPA(01)ht; Delfino JPA(01) [1-point functions].
@ Other theories: Toms cm/96 [and BEC]; Añaños JMP(06) [scalar 6 field in 2+1].

Quantum Gravity > s.a. [semiclassical general relativity]; action for general relativity; loop quantum cosmology.
@ General references: DeWitt PRL(81); Huggins et al NPB(87); Odintsov PLB(91); Buchbinder et al 92; Vilkovisky CQG(92); Donoghue PRD(94)gq [quantum corrections], ht/94-in [intro], HPA(96)gq, gq/97-in [review]; DeWitt & Molina-Paris MPLA(98)ht; Burgess LRR(04) [rev]; Avramidi a0903; Espriu & Puigdomenech a0910-ln [quantum corrections to Newton's law].
@ One-loop effective theory: Espriu et al PLB(05)gq [and cosmology]; > s.a. covariant quantum gravity.
@ Effective average action approach: Daum & Reuter a0910-in [effective potential]; > s.a. quantum-gravity renormalization.
@ Applications: Hartle PRL(77) [graviton production in the early universe].
@ Related topics: Reuter PRD(98)ht/96 [evolution equation]; Bonanno & Reuter PRD(02)ht/01, PLB(02)ap/01 [and quantum cosmology, renormalization]; > s.a. modified newtonian gravity.

Gauge Theories > s.a. yang-mills theories.
@ In QED: Dittrich & Reuter 85; Gies PRD(99)hp [at finite T], PRD(00)hp/99 [finite T and B].
@ In QCD: Mocsy et al hp/04-in; > s.a. QCD phenomenology.
@ In Yang-Mills gauge theory: Frolov & Slavnov NPB(90); DeWitt & Molina-Paris ht/95; Freyhult IJMPA(02) [SU(2)]; Haba ht/02 [in quantized metric]; Arnone et al PRD(03)ht/02 [gauge-invariant]; Bilal AP(08) [gauge invariance]; Avramidi a0903; Dietrich PRD(09)-a0904 [and fluctuations around classical configurations].


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