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States and IR divergences in factorization algebras

High Energy Physics - Theory 2025-11-10 v3 Mathematical Physics math.MP

Abstract

In field theory, one can consider a variety of states. Within the framework of factorization algebras, one typically works with the natural augmentation state aug\langle-\rangle_{\rm aug}. In physics, however, other states arise naturally, such as the compactification state cptf\langle-\rangle_{\rm cptf} or the Schwartz state Sch\langle-\rangle_{\rm Sch}, defined by imposing Schwartz boundary conditions. At first sight, the relation among these three states is not obvious. This paper gives a definition of the compactification state in factorization algebras and provides a method for handling infrared divergences in the massless theory. We then prove that the three states are equivalent in both the massive and massless cases.

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@article{arxiv.2412.08183,
  title  = {States and IR divergences in factorization algebras},
  author = {Masashi Kawahira and Tomohiro Shigemura},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.08183},
  year   = {2025}
}

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28 pages, v2: corrections and a reference added