Algebraic structure in renormalization of combinatorially non-local field theories
Johannes Th¨urigen,
based on arXiv:2102.12453 (MPAG to appear), 2103.01136
Local QFT Seminar, HU Berlin – May 10, 2021
1 / 28 Perturbative field theory
D 0 R 0 Fields φ : R → R with covariance/propagator P (xx,xx ) = dµ[φ]φ(x)φ(x ): Z n (n) iSia[φ] Y G (x1, ...,xxn) = dµ[φ]e φ(xi) i=1 Z Z k k k k Y X Y ˜ Sia[φ] = dx λkφ(x) = λk dqi δ qi φ(qi) D D R R i=1 i=1 i=1
Point-like interactions, e.g. quartic k = 4 : =∼
l iSia[φ] P (iSia) Perturbative exp. e = l l! ⇒ formal power series over graphs γ:
X 1 Y Z Y X G(n)(p , ...,pp ) = dq P˜(q ) iλ δ q 1 n |Aut γ| e e v e γ∈G1, e∈Eγ v∈Vγ e@v e Nγ =n
2 / 28 Combinatorially non-local field theory (cNLFT)
Combinatorially non-local interactions for fields φ :(Rd)r → R:
Z k k Y Y a b Y ˜ Sia[φ] = λγ dqi δ(qi − qj ) φ(qi) i=1 (ia,jb) i=1
pairwise convolution of individual entries qa ∈ Rd, a = 1, ..., r
=∼
Combinatorics of interaction: vertex graph γ = c , not just k = Vγ
3 / 28 Perturbation theory: 2-graphs
Perturbative series over “ribbon graphs”, “stranded diagramms” ... here general concept: 2-graphs Γ ∈ G2
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Z γ X 1 Y Y Y ˜ G (p1, ...,ppVγ ) = iλγv dqf P (qi) |Aut Γ| d int Γ∈G2, v∈VΓ f∈F R {i,j}∈EΓ ∂Γ=γ Γ Feynman rules:
1 coupling iλγv for each vertex v ∈ VΓ with vertex graph γv
2 propagator P˜(qi) for each internal edge e = {i, j} ∈E Γ,
3 R int a Lebesgue integral d dqf for internal face f ∈ F (qf = q identified) R Γ i
4 / 28 Renormalization
Integrals might not converge → renormalization needed various prescriptions how to remove infinite part of the integral always necessary: forest formula to subtract subdivergences universally described by the Connes-Kreimer Hopf algebra principle of locality needed for this
Hopf algebra of Feynman graphs generalizes to 2-graphs in cNLFT Locality is captured by vertex graphs Applications of cNLFT: Probability & combinatorics: random matrices → random tensors Quantum field theory: non-trivial solvable models, e.g. Grosse-Wulkenhaar model (topology the missing ingredient in QFT?) Quantum gravity: Generating function of lattice gauge theories (“group field theory”)
5 / 28 Outline
1 Non-local field theory Combinatorial non-locality
2 2-graphs From 1-graphs to 2-graphs Contraction and boundary Algebra
3 Renormalization in cNLFT Renormalizable field theories The BPHZ momentum scheme Outlook: combinatorial DSE Half-edge graphs + strands
A 1-graph is a tuple g = (V, H, ν, ι) with a set of vertices V ι a set of half-edges H an adjacency map ν : H→V an involution ι : H→H pairing edges (fixed points are external edges)
A 2-graph is G = (V, H, ν, ι; S, µ,σ 1, σ2) with a set of strand sections S ι, σ2 an adjacency map µ : S→H
a fixed-point free involution σ1 : S→S with ∀s ∈S : ν ◦ µ ◦ σ1(s) = ν ◦ µ(s) an involution σ2 : S→S pairing strands at edges: ∀s ∈S : ι ◦ µ(s) = µ ◦ σ2(s) and s is fixed point of σ2 iff µ(s) is fixed point of ι.
H v e S Involutions ι,σ 1, σ2 are equivalent to edge sets E⊂ 2 and S , S ∈ 2
6 / 28 Vertex-graph representation