An electrostatic example to illustrate dimensional regularization and renormalization group technique

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1 August 1983

journal article
Published by American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) in American Journal of Physics

Vol. 51 (8) , 694-698
DOI:10.1119/1.13148

Abstract

An easy and intuitive introduction to the regularization and renormalization techniques in elementary particle physics is given. It is based on the use of a simple electrostatic problem.

Keywords

ELECTROSTATIC EXAMPLE
RENORMALIZATION GROUP
ILLUSTRATE DIMENSIONAL
DIMENSIONAL REGULARIZATION
GROUP TECHNIQUE