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The quadratic path integral is
Z=∫DθDδρexp(i∫dtddxL2​).
(1)
Introduce the positive spatial operator
A=2λ−4mρˉ​∇2​.
(2)
Completing the square in the Gaussian functional integral over δρ yields
Leff​=21​θ˙A−1θ˙−2mρˉ​​(∇θ)2.
(3)
The derivative expansion A−1=(2λ)−1+O(∇2) therefore gives
LG​=4λ1​[θ˙2−v2(∇θ)2],v2=m2λρˉ​​=−mr​.
(4)
This is the long-wavelength Goldstone boson action. Keeping the spatial derivative in A gives ω2=v2k2+k4/(4m2).

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