Perturbation theory

2021 ◽  
pp. 147-170
Author(s):  
Iosif L. Buchbinder ◽  
Ilya L. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Effective Action ◽  
Momentum Space ◽  
Feynman Diagrams ◽  
Green Functions ◽  
General Description ◽  
Loop Expansion

This chapter provides a general description of perturbation theory in terms of Feynman diagrams. The general prescriptions of constructing Feynman diagrams in momentum space are given, including for an S-matrix. The connected Green functions and the corresponding generation functional are defined with full proofs. After introducing effective action, the chapter addresses loop expansion. The chapter ends with a discussion of Feynman diagrams in fermionic theory.

scholarly journals Stochastic computation of g − 2 in QED

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuichiro Kitano ◽  
Hiromasa Takaura ◽  
Shoji Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Numerical Computation ◽  
Magnetic Moment ◽  
Anomalous Magnetic Moment ◽  
Stochastic Perturbation ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Feynman Diagrams ◽  
Perturbative Series ◽  
Physical Quantities

Abstract We perform a numerical computation of the anomalous magnetic moment (g − 2) of the electron in QED by using the stochastic perturbation theory. Formulating QED on the lattice, we develop a method to calculate the coefficients of the perturbative series of g − 2 without the use of the Feynman diagrams. We demonstrate the feasibility of the method by performing a computation up to the α3 order and compare with the known results. This program provides us with a totally independent check of the results obtained by the Feynman diagrams and will be useful for the estimations of not-yet-calculated higher order values. This work provides an example of the application of the numerical stochastic perturbation theory to physical quantities, for which the external states have to be taken on-shell.

scholarly journals The Leutwyler–Smilga relation on the lattice

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (01) ◽  
pp. 1950346 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gernot Münster ◽  
Raimar Wulkenhaar
Keyword(s):  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Quantum Chromodynamics ◽  
Lattice Qcd ◽  
Chiral Perturbation Theory ◽  
Effective Action ◽  
Lattice Spacing ◽  
Chiral Perturbation ◽  
Quark Masses

According to the Leutwyler–Smilga relation, in Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD), the topological susceptibility vanishes linearly with the quark masses. Calculations of the topological susceptibility in the context of lattice QCD, extrapolated to zero quark masses, show a remnant nonzero value as a lattice artefact. Employing the Atiyah–Singer theorem in the framework of Symanzik’s effective action and chiral perturbation theory, we show the validity of the Leutwyler–Smilga relation in lattice QCD with lattice artefacts of order a2 in the lattice spacing a.

MESON-DIQUARK LOOP EXPANSION

1993 ◽  
Vol 08 (02) ◽  
pp. 277-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. LUTZ ◽  
J. PRASCHIFKA
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Effective Action ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Auxiliary Field ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Field Approach ◽  
Loop Expansion ◽  
Quark Models

We consider a general (nonlocal) four-fermion quantum field theory and show how the Cornwall-Jackiw-Tomboulis effective action can be systematically expanded in the number, η, of composite, bose loops. This is achieved by the introduction of auxiliary, bilocal fields which describe fermion-fermion and fermion-antifermion correlations. The η expansion can be understood as a generalization of the [Formula: see text] expansion and is of particular interest in quark models, for example, where the bilocal fields can be identified with meson and diquark degrees of freedom. Comparison with the usual loop (ħ) expansion reveals some unusual characteristics of the η expansion and throws light on recent studies of diquark degrees of freedom in which the auxiliary field approach is used.

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