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For a scalar field with classical action S[ϕ], the Euclidean source convention used throughout this question gives
Z[J]=∫Dϕexp[−ℏ1​(S[ϕ]+∫ddxJ(x)ϕ(x))].
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The generating functional produces correlation functions through functional derivatives. For example,
⟨ϕ(x)ϕ(y)⟩=Z[0]ℏ2​δJ(x)δJ(y)δ2Z[J]​​J=0​.​
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More generally, each derivative brings down −ϕ/ℏ, so an n-point function carries (−ℏ)n/Z[0].

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