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Borel Summation of the Derivative Expansion and Effective Actions

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We give an explicit demonstration that the derivative expansion of the QED effective action is a divergent but Borel summable asymptotic series, for a particular inhomogeneous background magnetic field. A duality transformation B\to iE gives a non-Borel-summable perturbative series for a time dependent background electric field, and Borel dispersion relations yield the non-perturbative imaginary part of the effective action, which determines the pair production probability. Resummations of leading Borel approximations exponentiate to give perturbative corrections to the exponents in the non-perturbative pair production rates. Comparison with a WKB analysis suggests that these divergence properties are general features of derivative expansions and effective actions.

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Resurgence of the Effective Action in Inhomogeneous Fields

hep-th · 2022-12-08 · unverdicted · novelty 7.0

Inhomogeneous background fields convert Borel poles in the effective action to branch points and introduce new ones, allowing resurgent extrapolation to recover non-perturbative information from perturbative input more accurately than WKB or locally constant approximations.

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  • Bounds on nonlinear electrodynamics via resummed relative entropy hep-th · 2026-06-22 · unverdicted · none · ref 26 · 2 links · internal anchor

    Non-negativity of resummed relative entropy imposes sign constraints on coefficients in nonlinear electrodynamics EFTs and diagnoses instabilities in strong coupling.

  • Resurgence of the Effective Action in Inhomogeneous Fields hep-th · 2022-12-08 · unverdicted · none · ref 39 · internal anchor

    Inhomogeneous background fields convert Borel poles in the effective action to branch points and introduce new ones, allowing resurgent extrapolation to recover non-perturbative information from perturbative input more accurately than WKB or locally constant approximations.

  • Introductory Lectures on Resurgence: CERN Summer School 2024 hep-th · 2025-11-19 · unverdicted · none · ref 55 · internal anchor

    Introductory lectures cover resurgent asymptotics using examples like the Airy function, nonlinear Stokes phenomenon, Heisenberg-Euler action, and resurgent continuation.