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A renormalization group transformation for quantum statistics is developed and applied to the φ4 model. We find that quantum fluctuations at T = 0 and thermal fluctuations at T ≠ 0 restore the symmetry giving rise to a ferroelectric-para-electric transition. The renormalized mass (the inverse dielectric susceptibility) and the coupling constant become temperature dependent. The renormalization constants and the Wilson functions are given by the calculation at T = 0. The inverse susceptibility for n = 1 and d = 3 (n being the number of components of the order parameter and d the dimension) is given by \( {\chi^{{ - 1}}} \sim \chi_{{qmf}}^{{ - 1}}{\left| {Log\,\chi_{{qmf}}^{{ - 1}}} \right|^{{ - 1/3}}} \) (qmf refers to the quantum-mean-field susceptibility in the paraelectric phase). For materials with TC = 0 we find \( \chi_{{qmf}}^{{ - 1}} \sim {T^2} \) and \( {\chi^{{ - 1}}} \sim {T^2}{\left| {Log\,{T^2}} \right|^{{ - 1/3}}} \).
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Schmeltzer, D. (1983). Quantum Fluctuations of a 3-Dimensional φ 4 Model-Quantum Ferroelectrics. In: Benedek, G., Bilz, H., Zeyher, R. (eds) Statics and Dynamics of Nonlinear Systems. Springer Series in Solid-State Sciences, vol 47. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82135-6_9
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