Renormalization, Hopf algebras and Mellin transforms

Abstract

This article aims to give a short introduction into Hopf-algebraic aspects of renormalization, enjoying growing attention for more than a decade by now. As most available literature is concerned with the minimal subtraction scheme, we like to point out properties of the kinematic subtraction scheme which is also widely used in physics (under the names of MOM or BPHZ). In particular we relate renormalized Feynman rules ${\varphi }_R$ in this scheme to the universal property of the Hopf algebra $H_R$ of rooted trees, exhibiting a refined renormalization group equation which is equivalent to ${\varphi }_R:H_R\to K[x]$ being a morphism of Hopf algebras to the polynomials in one indeterminate. Upon introduction of analytic regularization this results in efficient combinatorial recursions to calculate ${\varphi }_R$ in terms of the Mellin transform. We find that different Feynman rules are related by a distinguished class of Hopf algebra automorphisms of $H_R$ that arise naturally from Hochschild cohomology. Also we recall the known results for the minimal subtraction scheme and shed light on the interrelationship of both schemes. Finally we incorporate combinatorial Dyson-Schwinger equations to study the effects of renormalization on the physical meaningful correlation functions. This yields a precise formulation of the equivalence of the two different renormalization prescriptions mentioned before and allows for non-perturbative definitions of quantum field theories in special cases.

33 pages, to appear in proceedings "Periods and Motives, A Modern Perspective on Renormalization", July 2-6, 2012, Madrid

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