On the Connection Between Momentum Cutoff and Operator Cutoff Regularizations
High Energy Physics - Theory
2010-01-07 v2
Abstract
Operator cutoff regularization based on the original Schwinger's proper-time formalism is examined. By constructing a regulating smearing function for the proper-time integration, we show how this regularization scheme simulates the usual momentum cutoff prescription yet preserves gauge symmetry even in the presence of the cutoff scales. Similarity between the operator cutoff regularization and the method of higher (covariant) derivatives is also observed. The invariant nature of the operator cutoff regularization makes it a promising tool for exploring the renormalization group flow of gauge theories in the spirit of Wilson-Kadanoff blocking transformation.
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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9501124,
title = {On the Connection Between Momentum Cutoff and Operator Cutoff Regularizations},
author = {Sen-Ben Liao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9501124},
year = {2010}
}
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28 pages in plain TeX, no figures. revised and expanded