On the Hopf algebraic origin of Wick normal ordering.

DOI10.1088/0305-4470/34/1/308MaRDI QIDQ2716816zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Bertfried Fauser

Publication date 16 May 2001

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and General (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0007032

zbMATH Keywords

\(n\)-point correlatin functionsnormal orderingRota-Stein Cliffordization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Clifford algebras, spinors (15A66) Finite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics and their representations (81R05) Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15)

Abstract: A combinatorial formula of G.-C. Rota and J.A. Stein is taken to perform Wick re-ordering in quantum field theory. Wick's theorem becomes a Hopf algebraic identity called Cliffordization. The combinatorial method relying on Hopf algebras is highly efficient in computations and yields closed algebraic expressions. AMS Subject Classifications 2000: 81R50; 16W30

Review text

It is shown that the conventional Wick ordering of perturbative Quantum Field Theory has the structure of the Grassmann-Hopf algebra. With the help of the Rota-Stein Cliffordization the author presents a closed formula for reordering time- into normal-ordered and normal- into time-ordered \(n\)-point correlation functions. The Hopf algebraic nature of this reordering process is demonstrated. It is also shown that the integer grading of the Grassmann-Hopf algebra is not preserved and how this is related to different vacua. The author also discusses how the Stumpf approach to nonperturbative normal ordering is related to the Hopf algebraic method.

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