Axioms for renormalization in Euclidean quantum field theory (Q1063839)

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    Axioms for renormalization in Euclidean quantum field theory (English)
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    1983
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    A renormalization is formulated by \textit{K. Hepp} [Statistical mechanics and field theory, ed. \textit{C. de Witt, R. Stora} (1971; Zbl 0242.46002)] as a map which assigns to unrenormalized Feynman amplitudes the corresponding tempered distribution (called renormalized Feynman amplitude) in such a way that a set of axioms including Lorentz covariance, unitarity and causality are satisfied. The authors introduce a set of axioms for Euclidean renormalization which fixes it up to a finite renormalization and proves a one-to-one correspondence between Euclidean renormalizations formulated by the authors and the Minkowski space-time renormalization introduced by Hepp. The Euclidean counterpart of the analytic renormalization is shown to satisfy the axioms of the authors.
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    tempered distribution
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    renormalized Feynman amplitude
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    Lorentz covariance
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    unitarity
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    causality
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    Euclidean renormalization
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    Minkowski space-time renormalization
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