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Semiclassic limit of a QFT in Zinn-Justin
I am reading the Zinn-Justin book "Quantum Field Theory and Critical Phenomena" and i have come across a perplexing point.
Given the partition functional, in Euclidean QFT:
$$Z[J, \hbar] = \...
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Help to evaluate an integral given in appendix of Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell [duplicate]
On p. 16 in appendix 3 in section I.2 of Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell by Zee the integral to be evaluated is $$I = \int_{-\infty}^{+\infty}dqe^{-(1/\hbar)f(q)}.$$
Where $f(q)$ is expanded as
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Confusions on expectation value for $\hbar$ going to zero
In Matthew D. Schwartz's QFT book, Chapter 28, the author claims when $\hbar \rightarrow 0$, the following equality (eq 28.4) holds:
So how can I see the second "$=$" holds? It seems the ...
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