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The newly released paper by Alain Connes, available at http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0504085, presents a significant advancement in the understanding of the renormalization group by introducing a generalization that functions as a true group. Matilde Marcolli's diligent contributions are highlighted, particularly in the context of dimensional regularization and minimal subtraction techniques. The paper offers a clear summary that aids in comprehending complex concepts such as divergent graphs, making it an essential read for those engaged in theoretical physics.

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It just keeps coming, doesn't it! Great!
 
It seems the new recruitment, Matilde Marcolli, is very diligent!
 
Do I read this correctly, they have a generalization of the renormalization "group"? One that really is a group?
 
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Do I read this correctly, they have a generalization of the renormalization "group"? One that really is a group?

The dream of Cartier and the Grothendieck's of this world! Yep - the cosmic Galois group. Of course now we just need to sort out the noncommutative case...
 
I am reading the paper now. The beginning, where they go over the dimesnional regularization and minimal subtraction is just what I have needed for a long time. I am a receptive-minded person, which means I have to have a minimal structure for data in my head before I can really take it in. This ultraclear summary presents what I have needed to get behind the calculational facade of dimensional regularization. Am now onto the divergent graph material, which is unfamiliar to me but still very clear. I am so glad this paper exists!
 

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