Variational solution of bound states in a charged interacting scalar-field theory

Abstract

Two interacting [Formula: see text] scalar fields in N spatial dimensions are investigated using the Gaussian variational approximation. The interaction is taken to be in the form [Formula: see text]. Two-particle bound-state solutions are obtained in the domain g < 2λ for N = 1 and 2. The nonrelativistic limit, which is also the weak-coupling limit, is shown to correspond to an attractive delta-function interaction. For N = 3, the Gaussian ansatz suggests triviality of the theory, in that the renormalized coupling constant is identically zero.