Weak power-counting theorem for the renormalization of the nonlinear sigma model in four dimensions

DOI10.1007/S10773-006-9217-XzbMATH Open1108.81039arXivhep-th/0506220OpenAlexW2007913854MaRDI QIDQ867308FDOQ867308

Authors: Ruggero Ferrari, A. Quadri 

Publication date: 15 February 2007

Published in: International Journal of Theoretical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The formulation of the non-linear sigma model in terms of flat connection allows the construction of a perturbative solution of a local functional equation encoding the underlying gauge symmetry. In this paper we discuss some properties of the solution at the one-loop level in D=4. We prove the validity of a weak power-counting theorem in the following form: although the number of divergent amplitudes is infinite only a finite number of divergent amplitudes have to be renormalized. The proof uses the linearized functional equation of which we provide the general solution in terms of local functionals. The counteterms are given in terms of linear combinations of these invariants and the coefficients are fixed by a finite number of divergent amplitudes. The latter contain only insertions of the composite operators $ph{i}_0$ (the constraint of the non-linear sigma model) and $F_{m}u$ (the flat connection). These amplitudes are at the top of a hierarchy implicit in the functional equation. As an example we derive the counterterms for the four-point amplitudes.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0506220

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zbMATH Keywords

renormalizationnonlinear sigma model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

NLS equations (nonlinear Schrödinger equations) (35Q55) Groups and algebras in quantum theory and relations with integrable systems (81R12) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Perturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory (81T15)

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