Perturbation theory of transformed quantum fields

DOI10.1007/S11040-020-09357-ZzbMATH Open1476.81075arXiv1905.00686OpenAlexW3106292844MaRDI QIDQ2007197FDOQ2007197

Paul-Hermann Balduf

Publication date: 12 October 2020

Published in: Mathematical Physics, Analysis and Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We consider a scalar quantum field $phi$ with arbitrary polynomial self-interaction in perturbation theory. If the field variable $phi$ is repaced by a local diffeomorphism $phi(x)=ho(x)+a_{1}h{o}^2(x)+ldots$, this field $ho$ obtains infinitely many additional interaction vertices. We show that the $S$-matrix of $ho$ coincides with the one of $phi$ without using path-integral arguments. This result holds even if the underlying field has a propagator of higher than quadratic order in the momentum. If tadpole diagrams vanish, the diffeomorphism can be tuned to cancel all contributions of an underlying $ph{i}^s$-type self interaction at one fixed external offshell momentum, rendering $ho$ a free theory at this momentum. Finally, we propose one way to extend the diffeomorphism to a non-local transformation involving derivatives without spoiling the combinatoric structure of the local diffeomorphism.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1905.00686

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zbMATH Keywords

diffeomorphisms of quantum fields

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Model quantum field theories (81T10) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15) Feynman diagrams (81T18) (S)-matrix theory, etc. in quantum theory (81U20)

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