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Tag Archive for: renormalization

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Struggles with the Continuum: Quantum Electrodynamics

February 1, 2016
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  Quantum field theory is the best method we have for describing particles and forces in a way that takes both quantum mechanics…
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Some Useful Integrals In Quantum Field Theory

July 4, 2015
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In my paper on renormalisation I mentioned what most who have studied calculations in Quantum Field Theory find, it's rather complicated and mind-numbing.…
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Introduction to Causal Perturbation Theory

June 7, 2015
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Relativistic quantum field theory is notorious for the occurrence of divergent expressions that must be renormalized by recipes that on first sight sound…
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Why Renormalisation in Quantum Theory Needs a Cutoff

May 24, 2015
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Introduction This is a follow on from my paper explaining renormalization. A question was raised - why exactly do we need a cut-off. There is a deep reason…
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Quantum Renormalisation Made Easy

May 9, 2015
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What Is The Issue With Renormalisation If you have an interest in physics you have likely come across renormalisation before, although what it really…
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