Error in Srednicki renormalization?

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The forum discussion focuses on an error in Srednicki's renormalization process as outlined in his book. Specifically, the equation presented on pages 164-165 regarding the physical mass squared, $$m_{ph}^{2}$$, and its logarithmic transformation into $$ln[m_{ph}]$$ raises questions about the absence of a logarithmic term on the $$\frac{5}{12} \alpha$$ component. The discussion clarifies that the logarithmic relation $$\ln(1 + x) = x + O(x^2)$$ is applied correctly, with the higher-order terms being absorbed into the $$O(\alpha^2)$$ notation.

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On page 164-165 of srednicki's printed version (chapter 27) on other renormalization schemes, he arrives at the equation $$m_{ph}^{2} = m^2 \left [1 \left ( +\frac{5}{12}\alpha(ln \frac{\mu^2}{m^2}) +c' \right ) + O(\alpha^2)\right]$$

But after taking a log and dividing by 2 he arrives at
$$ln[m_{ph}] = ln[m] \left [ \left ( \frac{5}{12}\alpha(ln \frac{\mu}{m}) +\frac{1}{2} c' \right ) + O(\alpha^2)\right]$$

Why is there no ln on the $$\frac{5}{12} \alpha$$ term?
 
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He is using the relation
\ln(1 + x) = x + O(x^2)
Here ##x## has an ##\alpha## in it, so the ##O(x^2)## term is absorbed into the ##O(\alpha^2)##.
 
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Time reversal invariant Hamiltonians must satisfy ##[H,\Theta]=0## where ##\Theta## is time reversal operator. However, in some texts (for example see Many-body Quantum Theory in Condensed Matter Physics an introduction, HENRIK BRUUS and KARSTEN FLENSBERG, Corrected version: 14 January 2016, section 7.1.4) the time reversal invariant condition is introduced as ##H=H^*##. How these two conditions are identical?

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