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Past exam of the mathematics course of the University of Cambridge 2014 iii Paper 44 3 c Solution by
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The divergent part follows from the elementary integrals and :Thus a wave-function counterterm and a mass counterterm are required. Write their contribution asIn the insertion convention of part (a), the inverse Dirac propagator receives . With , cancellation requiresTo distinguish the coefficient counterterm from the multiplicative mass renormalization, write and . Then at this order, giving . In modified minimal subtraction, replace by . No new derivative structure is needed for this two-point divergence; charge and photon counterterms are determined from other functions.
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