The operator product expansion converges in perturbative field theory

DOI10.1007/S00220-012-1457-4zbMATH Open1332.81119arXiv1105.3375OpenAlexW3105579430MaRDI QIDQ443886FDOQ443886

Authors: Stefan Hollands, Christoph Kopper 

Publication date: 13 August 2012

Published in: Communications in Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We show, within the framework of the Euclidean $ph{i}^4$-quantum field theory in four dimensions, that the Wilson operator product expansion (OPE) is not only an asymptotic expansion at short distances as previously believed, but even converges at arbitrary finite distances. Our proof rests on a detailed estimation of the remainder term in the OPE, of an arbitrary product of composite fields, inserted as usual into a correlation function with further "spectator fields". The estimates are obtained using a suitably adapted version of the method of renormalization group flow equations. Convergence follows because the remainder is seen to become arbitrarily small as the OPE is carried out to sufficiently high order, i.e. to operators of sufficiently high dimension. Our results hold for arbitrary, but finite, loop orders. As an interesting side-result of our estimates, we can also prove that the "gradient expansion" of the effective action is convergent.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1105.3375

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Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Model quantum field theories (81T10) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15) Renormalization group methods applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T17) Feynman diagrams (81T18)

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