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Spitzer's identity and the algebraic Birkhoff decomposition in pQFT

Kurusch Ebrahimi-Fard1,2, Li Guo3 and Dirk Kreimer4,5

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In this paper we continue to explore the notion of Rota–Baxter algebras in the context of the Hopf algebraic approach to renormalization theory in perturbative quantum field theory. We show in very simple algebraic terms that the solutions of the recursively defined formulae for the Birkhoff factorization of regularized Hopf algebra characters, i.e. Feynman rules, naturally give a non-commutative generalization of the well-known Spitzer's identity. The underlying abstract algebraic structure is analysed in terms of complete filtered Rota–Baxter algebras.


PACS

11.10.Gh Renormalization

11.10.Nx Noncommutative field theory

11.15.Bt General properties of perturbation theory

MSC

81T05 Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras

81T75 Noncommutative geometry methods (See also 46L85, 46L87, 58B34)

81T18 Feynman diagrams

81T15 Perturbative methods of renormalization

Subjects

Particle physics and field theory

Dates

Issue 45 (12 November 2004)

Received 23 July 2004

Published 28 October 2004



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