Fraser, James D. and Rejzner, Kasia (2024) Perturbative Expansions and the Foundations of Quantum Field Theory. [Preprint]
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Perturbative expansions have played a peculiarly central role in quantum field theory, not only in extracting empirical predictions but also in investigations of the theory's mathematical and conceptual foundations. This paper brings the special status of QFT perturbative expansions into focus by tracing the history of mathematical physics work on perturbative QFT and situating a contemporary approach, perturbative algebraic QFT, within this historical context. Highlighting the role that perturbative expansions have played in foundational investigations helps to clarify the relationships between the formulations of QFT developed in mathematical physics and high-energy phenomenology.
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| Keywords: | Quantum Field Theory, Perturbation Theory, History of Physics | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Depositing User: | Mr James Fraser | |||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jun 2024 15:14 | |||||||||
| Last Modified: | 24 Jun 2024 15:14 | |||||||||
| Item ID: | 23449 | |||||||||
| DOI or Unique Handle: | https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/s13129-024-00075-6 | |||||||||
| Subjects: | General Issues > History of Science Case Studies Specific Sciences > Physics Specific Sciences > Physics > Quantum Field Theory |
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| Date: | 14 May 2024 | |||||||||
| URI: | https://philsci-archive.pitt.edu/id/eprint/23449 |
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