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I'm self studying Chaikin's Principles of Condensed Matter Physics.
I'm trying to figure out how to go from (5.2.30) to (5.2.31).
5.2.30 is the one-loop approx. to the free energy.
I'll denote G0^-1 from the book G
~ Integral(ln(G(phi(x)))
5.2.31 is (as far as I can tell) the 2nd term of the functional taylors expansion of this
So for the first functional derivative (i'll denote δ/δphi(y))
I get 1/G*δG/δ(phi(y))
Taking another δ/δphi(z) and I get:
1/G*δ^2G/δphi(y)δphi(z) for 1 term, which is one of the terms of 5.2.31, once you add in the integrals for the expansion.
However, I just can't get the G(x,x') term in 5.2.31.
For the other term of my expansion, I get instead:
-1/G^2*(δG/phi(y))*(δG/δphi(z))
I'm trying to figure out how to go from (5.2.30) to (5.2.31).
Homework Statement
5.2.30 is the one-loop approx. to the free energy.
I'll denote G0^-1 from the book G
~ Integral(ln(G(phi(x)))
5.2.31 is (as far as I can tell) the 2nd term of the functional taylors expansion of this
Homework Equations
The Attempt at a Solution
So for the first functional derivative (i'll denote δ/δphi(y))
I get 1/G*δG/δ(phi(y))
Taking another δ/δphi(z) and I get:
1/G*δ^2G/δphi(y)δphi(z) for 1 term, which is one of the terms of 5.2.31, once you add in the integrals for the expansion.
However, I just can't get the G(x,x') term in 5.2.31.
For the other term of my expansion, I get instead:
-1/G^2*(δG/phi(y))*(δG/δphi(z))