Renormalization of gauge theories and asymptotic freedom of Horava-Lifshitz gravity

Event Start:
2018-11-14T13:00:00
Event End:
2018-11-14T14:00:00
Event Information:

Using the background-field method we demonstrate the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) structure of counterterms in a broad class of gauge theories. Put simply, we show that gauge invariance is preserved by renormalization in local gauge field theories whenever they admit a sensible background-field formulation and anomaly-free path integral measure. This class encompasses Yang--Mills theories and relativistic gravity, including both renormalizable and non-renormalizable (effective) theories.

Event Location:
Henn room 318, 6224 Agricultural Road
Speaker:
Andrei O. Barvinsky, Theory Department, Lebedev Physics Institute, Russia.
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Add to Calendar Event Start: 2018-11-14T13:00:00 Event End: 2018-11-14T14:00:00 Renormalization of gauge theories and asymptotic freedom of Horava-Lifshitz gravity Event Information: Using the background-field method we demonstrate the Becchi-Rouet-Stora-Tyutin (BRST) structure of counterterms in a broad class of gauge theories. Put simply, we show that gauge invariance is preserved by renormalization in local gauge field theories whenever they admit a sensible background-field formulation and anomaly-free path integral measure. This class encompasses Yang--Mills theories and relativistic gravity, including both renormalizable and non-renormalizable (effective) theories. Event Location: Henn room 318, 6224 Agricultural Road

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