1999/11/10 by R. Jackiw, Jackiw, R.
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paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9911071
13 pages, 1 figure using BoxedEPSF, amsmath macros; contribution to Mathematical Physics 2000, Imperial College Press, London, UK; email to [email protected]
arxiv created 1999/11/10 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30
A lesson for the new millennium from quantum field theory: Not all field-theoretic infinities are bad. Some give rise to finite, symmetry-breaking effects, whose consequences are observed in Nature.