Perturbative Renormalization in Quantum Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
2009-10-22 v1
Abstract
Some quantum mechanical potentials, singular at short distances, lead to ultraviolet divergences when used in perturbation theory. Exactly as in quantum field theories, but much simpler, regularization and renormalization lead to finite physical results, which compare correctly to the exact ones. The Dirac delta potential, because of its relevance to triviality, and the Aharonov-Bohm potential, because ot its relevance to anyons, are used as examples here.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9309013,
title = {Perturbative Renormalization in Quantum Mechanics},
author = {Cristina Manuel and Rolf Tarrach},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9309013},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
LATEX, 13 pages, UB-ECM-PF 19-93