2015/02/10 by J. Dimock, Dimock, J. · 3 citations
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Black Holes and Theoretical Physics #Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies #Quantum Chromodynamics and Particle Interactions #math-ph #math.MP #msc:81T08 #msc:81T13 #msc:81T17 #msc:81T25
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1502.02946
85 pages, Latex, minor changes
arxiv created 2015/07/06 · arxiv updated 2015/07/07
For scalar QED on a three-dimensional toroidal lattice with a fine lattice spacing we consider the renormalization problem of choosing counter terms depending on the lattice spacing, so that the theory stays finite as the spacing goes to zero. We employ a renormalization group method which analyzes the flow of the mass and the vacuum energy as a problem in discrete dynamical systems. The main result is that counter terms can be choosen so that at the end of the iteration these quantities take preassigned values. No use is made of perturbation theory. The renormalization group transformations are defined with bounded fields, an approximation which can be justified in Balaban's approach to the renormalization group.