Renormalization and dressing in quantum field theory

dc.creatorStefanovich, Eugene V.
dc.date2005-03-08
dc.date2005-04-11
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-07T04:18:09Z
dc.date.available2026-07-07T04:18:09Z
dc.descriptionWe illustrate the mass and charge renormalization procedures in quantum field theory using, as an example, a simple model of interacting electrons and photons. It is shown how addition of infinite renormalization counterterms to the Hamiltonian helps to obtain finite and accurate results for the S-matrix. In order to remove the ultraviolet divergences from the Hamiltonian, we apply the Greenberg-Schweber ``dressing transformation'' and the Glazek-Wilson ``similarity renormalization''. The resulting ``dressed particle'' Hamiltonian is finite in all orders of the perturbation theory and yields accurate S-matrix and bound state energies. The bare and virtual particles are removed from the theory, and physical dressed particles interact via direct action-at-a-distance.
dc.description30 pages, 5 figures; improved discussions, fixed typos, added acknowledgements, updated references
dc.identifierhttps://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503076
dc.identifierhttp://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0503076
dc.identifier.urihttp://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/53061
dc.subjectHigh Energy Physics - Theory
dc.titleRenormalization and dressing in quantum field theory
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