Perturbative Wilsonian formalism for noncommunicative gauge theories in the matrix representation

dc.contributor.advisorFischler, Willyen
dc.creatorNicholson, Eric Alexanderen
dc.date.accessioned2008-08-28T21:35:43Zen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-11T22:15:57Z
dc.date.available2008-08-28T21:35:43Zen
dc.date.available2017-05-11T22:15:57Z
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptiontexten
dc.description.abstractWe study the perturbative approach to the Wilsonian integration of noncommutative gauge theories in the matrix representation. We begin by motivating the study of noncommutative gauge theories and reviewing the matrix formulation. We then systematically develop the perturbative treatment of UV states and calculate both the leading and next to leading order one- and two-loop corrections to the quantum effective action. Throughout, we discuss how our formalism clarifies problems associated with UV-IR mixing, a particular emphasis being placed on the dipole structure imposed by noncommutative gauge invariance. Ultimately, using the structural understanding developed in this work, we are able to determine the exact form of perturbative corrections in the UV regime defined by θΛ 2 1. Finally, we apply our results to the analysis of the divergence structure and show that 3+1 and higher dimensional noncommutative theories that allow renormalization beyond one-loop are not self-consistent.
dc.description.departmentPhysicsen
dc.format.mediumelectronicen
dc.identifierb57170204en
dc.identifier.oclc56826918en
dc.identifier.proqst3116132en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2152/814en
dc.language.isoengen
dc.rightsCopyright is held by the author. Presentation of this material on the Libraries' web site by University Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin was made possible under a limited license grant from the author who has retained all copyrights in the works.en
dc.subject.lcshRepresentations of groupsen
dc.subject.lcshMatricesen
dc.titlePerturbative Wilsonian formalism for noncommunicative gauge theories in the matrix representationen
dc.type.genreThesisen

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