Diagonalizing the Hamiltonian of [formula omitted]4 theory in 2 space–time dimensions

Abstract

We propose a new non-perturbative technique for calculating the scattering amplitudes of field-theory directly from the eigenstates of the Hamiltonian. Our method involves a discretized momentum space and a momentum cutoff, thereby truncating the Hilbert space and making numerical diagonalization of the Hamiltonian achievable. We show how to do this in the context of a simplified λϕ4 theory in two space–time dimensions. We present the results of our diagonalization, its dependence on time, its dependence on the parameters of the theory and its renormalization.