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Renormalization for free harmonic oscillators

High Energy Physics - Theory 2014-03-05 v2 Quantum Physics

Abstract

We introduce a model of free harmonic oscillators that requires renormalization. The model is similar to but simpler than the soluble Lee model. We introduce two concrete examples: the first, resembling the three dimensional ϕ4\phi^4 theory, needs only mass renormalization, and the second, resembling the four dimensional ϕ4\phi^4 theory and the Lee model, needs additional renormalization of a coupling and a wave function.

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@article{arxiv.1311.6936,
  title  = {Renormalization for free harmonic oscillators},
  author = {H. Sonoda},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1311.6936},
  year   = {2014}
}

Comments

10 pages, 3 figures, improved for clarity, Appendix B added

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