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PIRSA:10100037

A New Perspective on Quantum Field Theory

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Rosten, O. (2010). A New Perspective on Quantum Field Theory. Perimeter Institute. https://pirsa.org/10100037

Oliver Rosten

University of Sussex

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PIRSA:10100037
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Abstract
The Exact Renormalization Group (ERG) is a technique which can be fruitfully applied to systems with local interactions that exhibit a large number of degrees of freedom per correlation length. In the first part of the talk I will give a very general overview of the ERG, focussing on its applications in quantum field theory (QFT) and critical phenomena. In the second part I will discuss how a particular extension of the formalism suggests a new understanding of correlation functions in QFTs, in general, and gauge theories in particular.