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{{Renormalization and regularization}} | |||
In [[theoretical physics]], '''Pauli–Villars regularization''' is a procedure that isolates divergent terms from finite parts in loop calculations in [[field theory (physics)|field theory]] in order to [[renormalization|renormalize]] the theory. [[Wolfgang Pauli]] and [[Felix Villars]] published the method in 1949, based on earlier work by [[Richard Feynman]], [[Ernst Stueckelberg]] and [[Dominique Rivier]].<ref name="Schweber">{{cite book|title=QED and the Men Who Made It: Dyson, Feynman, Schwinger, and Tomonaga|publisher=Princeton University Press|location=Princeton, N.J.|year=1994}}</ref> | |||
In this treatment, a [[divergence]] arising from a [[loop integral]] (such as [[vacuum polarization]] or [[electron self-energy]]) is modulated by a spectrum of auxiliary particles added to the [[Lagrangian]] or [[propagator]]. When the [[mass]]es of the fictitious particles are taken as an infinite limit (i.e., once the regulator is removed) one expects to recover the original theory. | |||
This [[regularization (physics)|regulator]] is [[gauge invariance|gauge invariant]] due to the auxiliary particles being minimally coupled to the photon field through the [[gauge covariant derivative]]. It is not gauge covariant, though, so Pauli–Villars regularization cannot be used in QCD calculations. P-V serves as an alternative to the more favorable [[dimensional regularization]] in specific circumstances, such as in chiral phenomena, where a change of dimension alters the properties of the [[gamma matrices|Dirac gamma matrices]]. | |||
[[Gerard 't Hooft]] and [[Martinus J. G. Veltman]] invented, in addition to [[dimensional regularization]], the method of unitary regulators,<ref>G. 't Hooft, M. Veltman, Diagrammar, CERN report 73-9 (1973), see Secs. 2 and 5-8; reprinted in G. 't Hooft, Under the Spell of Gauge Principle, World Scientific, Singapore (1994).</ref> which is a Lagrangian-based Pauli-Villars method with a discrete spectrum of auxiliary masses, using the path-integral formalism. | |||
==Examples== | |||
Pauli-Villars regularization consists of introducing a fictitious mass term. For example, we would replace a photon propagator <math> \frac{1}{k^2 + i \epsilon} </math>, by <math> \frac{1}{k^2 + i \epsilon} - \frac{1}{k^2 - \Lambda^2+ i \epsilon} </math>, where <math>\Lambda</math> can be thought of as the mass of a fictitious heavy photon, whose contribution is subtracted from that of an ordinary photon. <ref>Peskin, Shroeder "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory" Westview Press; Reprint edition (October 2, 1995) </ref> | |||
==Notes== | |||
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==References== | |||
* Bjorken, J.D., Drell, S.D. ''Relativistic Quantum Mechanics'', McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York City, New York 1964. | |||
* Collins, John. ''Renormalization'', Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1984. | |||
* Hatfield, Brian. ''Quantum Field Theory of Point Particles and Strings'', Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Redwood, California, 1992. | |||
* Itzykson, C., Zuber, J-B. ''Quantum Field Theory'', McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York City, New York, 1980. | |||
* Pauli, W., Villars, F. ''On the Invariant Regularization in Relativistic Quantum Theory'', [http://link.aps.org/abstract/RMP/v21/p434 Rev. Mod. Phys, 21, 434-444 (1949)]. | |||
== See also == | |||
* [[Regularization (physics)]] | |||
* [[Dimensional regularization]] | |||
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[[Category:Quantum field theory]] | |||
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In theoretical physics, Pauli–Villars regularization is a procedure that isolates divergent terms from finite parts in loop calculations in field theory in order to renormalize the theory. Wolfgang Pauli and Felix Villars published the method in 1949, based on earlier work by Richard Feynman, Ernst Stueckelberg and Dominique Rivier.[1]
In this treatment, a divergence arising from a loop integral (such as vacuum polarization or electron self-energy) is modulated by a spectrum of auxiliary particles added to the Lagrangian or propagator. When the masses of the fictitious particles are taken as an infinite limit (i.e., once the regulator is removed) one expects to recover the original theory.
This regulator is gauge invariant due to the auxiliary particles being minimally coupled to the photon field through the gauge covariant derivative. It is not gauge covariant, though, so Pauli–Villars regularization cannot be used in QCD calculations. P-V serves as an alternative to the more favorable dimensional regularization in specific circumstances, such as in chiral phenomena, where a change of dimension alters the properties of the Dirac gamma matrices.
Gerard 't Hooft and Martinus J. G. Veltman invented, in addition to dimensional regularization, the method of unitary regulators,[2] which is a Lagrangian-based Pauli-Villars method with a discrete spectrum of auxiliary masses, using the path-integral formalism.
Examples
Pauli-Villars regularization consists of introducing a fictitious mass term. For example, we would replace a photon propagator , by , where can be thought of as the mass of a fictitious heavy photon, whose contribution is subtracted from that of an ordinary photon. [3]
Notes
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References
- Bjorken, J.D., Drell, S.D. Relativistic Quantum Mechanics, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York City, New York 1964.
- Collins, John. Renormalization, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England, 1984.
- Hatfield, Brian. Quantum Field Theory of Point Particles and Strings, Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, Redwood, California, 1992.
- Itzykson, C., Zuber, J-B. Quantum Field Theory, McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York City, New York, 1980.
- Pauli, W., Villars, F. On the Invariant Regularization in Relativistic Quantum Theory, Rev. Mod. Phys, 21, 434-444 (1949).
See also
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- ↑ Peskin, Shroeder "An Introduction to Quantum Field Theory" Westview Press; Reprint edition (October 2, 1995)