Consider a classical scalar field theory for a real scalar field ϕ given by L=12(∂μϕ)2−V(ϕ)
For this purpose, one defines a new functional Γ[ϕ], called the effective action. Intuitively, the name suggests that Γ[ϕ] must be a modification to the classical action S[ϕ] when one takes quantum corrections into account. Indeed when one calculates Γ[ϕ], one obtains Γ[ϕ]=S[ϕ]+quantum corrections of O(ℏ).
However, Γ[ϕ] is not defined as Γ[ϕ]=S[ϕ]+all possible quantum loop corrections
From this definition, how can one be so sure, in general, that evaluation of Γ[ϕ] gives all possible quantum corrections to S[ϕ] in powers of ℏ and nothing is left out? In other words, is there a way to show/see that (1) holds for a generic potential V(ϕ)?
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