For a real scalar field in six spacetime dimensions with interaction , the mass dimension of is zero. With Euclidean sharp cutoff regularization, and , choose the Minkowski counterterm Lagrangian . Its one-loop divergent coefficients areThe proof uses the Euclidean effective action . Its first three background derivatives have divergent parts , , . Radial integration gives , , and modulo finite terms. Subtraction proves the coefficients. The tadpole counterterm is essential despite the absence of a linear term in the original Lagrangian density. A separate constant handles the vacuum energy density.
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