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Record Nr.

UNINA9910300547103321

Autore

Borinsky Michael

Titolo

Graphs in Perturbation Theory : Algebraic Structure and Asymptotics / / by Michael Borinsky

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2018

ISBN

3-030-03541-7

Edizione

[1st ed. 2018.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xviii, 173 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research, , 2190-5053

Disciplina

530.143

Soggetti

Physics

Graph theory

Elementary particles (Physics)

Quantum field theory

Mathematical Methods in Physics

Applications of Graph Theory and Complex Networks

Graph Theory

Elementary Particles, Quantum Field Theory

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Graphs -- Graphical enumeration -- The ring of factorially divergent power series -- Coalgebraic graph structures -- The Hopf algebra of Feynman diagrams -- Examples from zero-dimensional QFT.

Sommario/riassunto

This book is the first systematic study of graphical enumeration and the asymptotic algebraic structures in perturbative quantum field theory. Starting with an exposition of the Hopf algebra structure of generic graphs, it reviews and summarizes the existing literature. It then applies this Hopf algebraic structure to the combinatorics of graphical enumeration for the first time, and introduces a novel method of asymptotic analysis to answer asymptotic questions. This major breakthrough has combinatorial applications far beyond the analysis of graphical enumeration. The book also provides detailed examples for the asymptotics of renormalizable quantum field theories, which



underlie the Standard Model of particle physics. A deeper analysis of such renormalizable field theories reveals their algebraic lattice structure. The pedagogical presentation allows readers to apply these new methods to other problems, making this thesis a future classic for the study of asymptotic problems in quantum fields, network theory and far beyond.