Nonideal Statistical Field Theory at NLO

TL;DR

This paper develops a nonideal statistical field theory at NLO to describe critical phenomena in systems with defects and impurities, extending beyond leading order and comparing with experimental data.

Contribution

It introduces a field theory for nonideal systems at NLO, surpassing previous leading order models, and analyzes the effects of nonidealities on critical behavior.

Findings

Critical exponents computed beyond leading order.

Comparison shows interplay between nonideal effects and fluctuations.

Results align with experimental measurements.

Abstract

In this work we introduce a field theory capable of describing the critical properties of nonideal systems undergoing continuous phase transitions beyond the leading order radiative corrections or in the number of loops (effective field theories limited only to leading order were recently defined in literature). These systems present defects, inhomogeneities and impurities as opposed to ideal ones which are perfect, homogeneous and pure. We compute the values of the critical exponents of the theory beyond leading order and compare with their corresponding experimental measured results. The results show some interplay between nonideal effects and fluctuations.