What Is Renormalization Theory and Why Is It a Criterion in Developing and Describing the Fundamental Interactions in Nature?

2020 ◽  
pp. 201-205
Author(s):  
E. B. Manoukian
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Interactions ◽  
Renormalization Theory

scholarly journals Asymmetric Unimodal Maps with Non-universal Period-Doubling Scaling Laws

2020 ◽  
Vol 379 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-143
Author(s):  
Oleg Kozlovski ◽  
Sebastian van Strien
Keyword(s):  
Scaling Laws ◽  
Scaling Law ◽  
Period Doubling ◽  
Cantor Sets ◽  
Unimodal Maps ◽  
Renormalization Theory

Abstract We consider a family of strongly-asymmetric unimodal maps $$\{f_t\}_{t\in [0,1]}$$ { f t } t ∈ [ 0 , 1 ] of the form $$f_t=t\cdot f$$ f t = t · f where $$f:[0,1]\rightarrow [0,1]$$ f : [ 0 , 1 ] → [ 0 , 1 ] is unimodal, $$f(0)=f(1)=0$$ f ( 0 ) = f ( 1 ) = 0 , $$f(c)=1$$ f ( c ) = 1 is of the form and $$\begin{aligned} f(x)=\left\{ \begin{array}{ll} 1-K_-|x-c|+o(|x-c|)&{} \text{ for } x<c, \\ 1-K_+|x-c|^\beta + o(|x-c|^\beta ) &{} \text{ for } x>c, \end{array}\right. \end{aligned}$$ f ( x ) = 1 - K - | x - c | + o ( | x - c | ) for x < c , 1 - K + | x - c | β + o ( | x - c | β ) for x > c , where we assume that $$\beta >1$$ β > 1 . We show that such a family contains a Feigenbaum–Coullet–Tresser $$2^\infty $$ 2 ∞ map, and develop a renormalization theory for these maps. The scalings of the renormalization intervals of the $$2^\infty $$ 2 ∞ map turn out to be super-exponential and non-universal (i.e. to depend on the map) and the scaling-law is different for odd and even steps of the renormalization. The conjugacy between the attracting Cantor sets of two such maps is smooth if and only if some invariant is satisfied. We also show that the Feigenbaum–Coullet–Tresser map does not have wandering intervals, but surprisingly we were only able to prove this using our rather detailed scaling results.

Weight Systems from Feynman Diagrams

1998 ◽  
Vol 07 (01) ◽  
pp. 61-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dirk Kreimer
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Knot Theory ◽  
Feynman Diagrams ◽  
Weight System ◽  
Term Relation ◽  
Renormalization Theory

We find that the overall UV divergences of a renormalizable field theory with trivalent vertices fulfil a four-term relation. They thus come close to establish a weight system. This provides a first explanation of the recent successful association of renormalization theory with knot theory.

A new tool for the study of fundamental interactions

1977 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. 314-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Otto Nachtmann
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Interactions

scholarly journals Chaotic period doubling

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 381-418 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. V. M. S. CHANDRAMOULI ◽  
M. MARTENS ◽  
W. DE MELO ◽  
C. P. TRESSER
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Point ◽  
Asymptotic Behavior ◽  
Chaotic Dynamics ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Period Doubling ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Unimodal Maps ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Renormalization Operator ◽  
Renormalization Theory

AbstractThe period doubling renormalization operator was introduced by Feigenbaum and by Coullet and Tresser in the 1970s to study the asymptotic small-scale geometry of the attractor of one-dimensional systems that are at the transition from simple to chaotic dynamics. This geometry turns out not to depend on the choice of the map under rather mild smoothness conditions. The existence of a unique renormalization fixed point that is also hyperbolic among generic smooth-enough maps plays a crucial role in the corresponding renormalization theory. The uniqueness and hyperbolicity of the renormalization fixed point were first shown in the holomorphic context, by means that generalize to other renormalization operators. It was then proved that, in the space ofC2+αunimodal maps, forα>0, the period doubling renormalization fixed point is hyperbolic as well. In this paper we study what happens when one approaches from below the minimal smoothness thresholds for the uniqueness and for the hyperbolicity of the period doubling renormalization generic fixed point. Indeed, our main result states that in the space ofC2unimodal maps the analytic fixed point is not hyperbolic and that the same remains true when adding enough smoothness to geta prioribounds. In this smoother class, calledC2+∣⋅∣, the failure of hyperbolicity is tamer than inC2. Things get much worse with just a bit less smoothness thanC2, as then even the uniqueness is lost and other asymptotic behavior becomes possible. We show that the period doubling renormalization operator acting on the space ofC1+Lipunimodal maps has infinite topological entropy.

Reexamination of the fundamental interactions of water with uranium

1999 ◽  
Vol 275 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
William L Manner ◽  
Jane A Lloyd ◽  
Mark T Paffett
Keyword(s):  
Fundamental Interactions
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