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regularizing the electron mass-energy) suffices to explain the system below a certain size. Similar regularization arguments work in other renormalization problems. For example, a theory may hold under one narrow set of conditions, but due to calculations involving infinities or singularities, it may breakdown under other conditions or scales. In the case of the electron, another way to avoid infinite mass-energy while retaining the point nature of the particle is to postulate tiny additional dimensions over which the particle could 'spread out' rather than restrict its motion solely over 3D space. This is precisely the motivation behind
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physicists. They are inclined to think one master idea will be discovered that will solve all these problems together. I think it is asking too much to hope that anyone will be able to solve all these problems together. One should separate them one from another as much as possible and try to tackle them separately. And I believe the future development of physics will consist of solving them one at a time, and that after any one of them has been solved there will still be a great mystery about how to attack further ones."
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survive in the future,…" He further observed that "One can distinguish between two main procedures for a theoretical physicist. One of them is to work from the experimental basis ... The other procedure is to work from the mathematical basis. One examines and criticizes the existing theory. One tries to pin-point the faults in it and then tries to remove them. The difficulty here is to remove the faults without destroying the very great successes of the existing theory."
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that might reflect the underlying physics. The additional parameters of such a theory do not need to be removed (i.e. the theory needs no renormalization) and may provide some new information about the physics of quantum scattering, though they may turn out experimentally to be negligible. By contrast, any present regularization method introduces formal coefficients that must eventually be disposed of by renormalization.
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vertices in Feynman series, and modify only the Feynman propagators to create a regularized Feynman series. This is the reasoning behind the formal Pauli–Villars covariant regularization by modification of Feynman propagators through auxiliary unphysical particles, cf. and representation of physical reality by
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only but additional regularization - and hence new physics—is required uniquely for gravity. The regularizers model, and work around, the breakdown of QFT at small scales and thus show clearly the need for some other theory to come into play beyond QFT at these scales. A. Zee (Quantum Field Theory
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conjectured there is a realistic regularization, which is implied by a theory that respects all the established principles of contemporary physics. So its propagators (i) do not need to be regularized, and (ii) can be regarded as such a regularization of the propagators used in quantum field theories
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elements. These are independent of the particular regularization method used, and enable one to model perturbatively the measurable physical processes (cross sections, probability amplitudes, decay widths and lifetimes of excited states). However, so far no known regularized n-point Green's functions
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noted about the use of differential equations: "... for neutron diffusion it is only an approximation that is good when the distance over which we are looking is large compared with the mean free path. If we looked more closely, we would see individual neutrons running around." And then he wondered,
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reduction formula provides a perturbative S-matrix that: (i) is Lorentz-invariant and unitary; (ii) involves only the QED particles; (iii) depends solely on QED parameters and those introduced by the modification of the Feynman propagators—for particular values of these parameters it is equal to the
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Considering distinct theoretical problems, Dirac in 1963 suggested: "I believe separate ideas will be needed to solve these distinct problems and that they will be solved one at a time through successive stages in the future evolution of physics. At this point I find myself in disagreement with most
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remarked in 1972, "Field-theoretic infinities first encountered in Lorentz's computation of electron have persisted in classical electrodynamics for seventy and in quantum electrodynamics for some thirty-five years. These long years of frustration have left in the subject a curious affection for the
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provides the most direct way from the Lagrangian density to the corresponding Feynman series in its Lorentz-invariant form. The free-field part of the Lagrangian density determines the Feynman propagators, whereas the rest determines the vertices. As the QED vertices are considered to adequately
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was persistently, extremely critical about procedures of renormalization. In 1963, he wrote, "… in the renormalization theory we have a theory that has defied all the attempts of the mathematician to make it sound. I am inclined to suspect that the renormalization theory is something that will not
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As it seems that the vertices of non-regularized Feynman series adequately describe interactions in quantum scattering, it is taken that their ultraviolet divergences are due to the asymptotic, high-energy behavior of the Feynman propagators. So it is a prudent, conservative approach to retain the
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Regularization: Classical physics theory breaks down at small scales, e.g., the difference between an electron and a point particle shown above. Addressing this problem requires new kinds of additional physical constraints. For instance, in this case, assuming a finite electron radius (i.e.,
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infinities and a passionate belief that they are an inevitable part of nature; so much so that even the suggestion of a hope that they may after all be circumvented - and finite values for the renormalization constants computed - is considered irrational."
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is the domain of physics that we know most about, and presumably it will have to be put in order before we can hope to make any fundamental progress with other field theories, although these will continue to develop on the experimental basis."
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in a Nutshell, 2003) considers this to be a benefit of the regularization framework—theories can work well in their intended domains but also contain information about their own limitations and point clearly to where new physics is needed.
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in space which is useful, in case the divergences arise from short-distance physical effects). The correct physical result is obtained in the limit in which the regulator goes away (in our example,
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can be regarded as being based on a physically realistic theory of quantum-scattering since the derivation of each disregards some of the basic tenets of conventional physics (e.g., by not being
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The difficulty with a realistic regularization is that so far there is none, although nothing could be destroyed by its bottom-up approach; and there is no experimental basis for it.
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It is not always possible to define a regularization such that the limit of ε going to zero is independent of the regularization. In this case, one says that the theory contains an
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describe interactions in QED scattering, it makes sense to modify only the free-field part of the Lagrangian density so as to obtain such regularized Feynman series that the
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Regularization procedures deal with infinite, divergent, and nonsensical expressions by introducing an auxiliary concept of a regulator (for example, the minimal distance
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Dirac’s two preceding remarks suggest that we should start searching for a realistic regularization in the case of quantum electrodynamics (QED) in the four-dimensional
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The existence of a limit as ε goes to zero and the independence of the final result from the regulator are nontrivial facts. The underlying reason for them lies in
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still give pretty accurate approximations. The physical reason why we can't take the limit of ε going to zero is the existence of new physics below Λ.
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proposed that a quantum field theory can provide only an idealized, large-scale description of quantum dynamics, valid for distances larger than some
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QED perturbative S-matrix; and (iv) exhibits the same symmetries as the QED perturbative S-matrix. Let us refer to such a regularization as
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F. Villars (1960). "Regularization and Non-Singular Interactions in Quantum Field Theory". In M. Fierz; V. F. Weiskopf (eds.).
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Isham, C. J.; Salam, Abdus; Strathdee, J. (1971-04-15). "Infinity Suppression in Gravity-Modified Quantum Electrodynamics".
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claims into the same equations. However, it is now well understood and has proven to yield useful, accurate predictions.
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Isham, C. J.; Salam, Abdus; Strathdee, J. (1972-05-15). "Infinity Suppression in Gravity-Modified Electrodynamics. II".
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W. Heisenberg (1938). "Uber die in der Théorie der Elementarteilchen auftretende universelle Lange".
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For a history and comments on this more than half-a-century old open conceptual problem, see e.g.
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by using more detailed description than can be provided by differential field equations. And
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Regularization was for many decades controversial even amongst its inventors, as it combines
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The mass of a charged particle should include the mass–energy in its electrostatic field (
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The Feynman Lectures on Physics. Vol. II, Section 12–7: The “underlying unity” of nature
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in order to make them finite by the introduction of a suitable parameter called the
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offers an alternative strategy to resolve infinities in such classical problems.
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P.A.M. Dirac (May 1963). "The Evolution of the Physicist's Picture of Nature".
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is a superior energy cuttoff) and we are working with scales of the order of
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However, the result usually includes terms proportional to expressions like
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P.A.M. Dirac (1990) . "Methods in theoretical physics". In A. Salam (ed.).
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it must be usually followed by a related, but independent technique called
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scheme. Regularization method results in regularized n-point
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Specific types of regularization procedures include
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Finite Quantum Electrodynamics: The Causal Approach
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(1993). 109: 95: 1775:In Search of the Ultimate Building Blocks 1650: 1648: 1646: 1610: 1608: 1606: 1586: 1518: 1348:The need for regularization terms in any 794:equal to the electron mass is called the 683: 585: 1536: 1178:, a regularization method to circumvent 1079:{\displaystyle \hbar /m_{\mathrm {e} }c} 1035:{\displaystyle \alpha \approx 1/137.040} 248:which are not well-defined in the limit 1663:. Cambridge University Press. pp.  1343: 1832: 1643: 1603: 1561:Pauli, W.; Villars, F. (1949-07-01). 1214: 1154: 1303:the minimal realistic regularization 520:in the 19th and early 20th century. 1182:so as to obtain finite results for 16:Method used in mathematical physics 13: 1394:'t Hooft, G.; Veltman, M. (1972). 1067: 988: 950: 913: 778: 775: 612: 553: 550: 534:. 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Index

Renormalization
Renormalization group
On-shell scheme
Minimal subtraction scheme
Regularization
Dimensional regularization
Pauli–Villars regularization
Lattice regularization
Zeta function regularization
Causal perturbation theory
Hadamard regularization
Point-splitting regularization
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observables
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renormalization
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renormalization
universality
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second order phase transition
Landau pole
Fermi interaction

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