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Past exam of the quantum field theory course of the University of Oxford 2018 2 d Solution by
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The change of field and parameters separates the Lagrangian density in Euclidean space intoThe two-leg counterterm interaction vertex is , with the overall momentum conservation delta function understood. With , the explicit first-order contribution to the propagator isThe minus sign follows either from expanding or from expanding .
For , the loop correction is . Its ultraviolet pole from c isThere is no external dependence in the amputated tadpole diagram, so no one-loop wave-function renormalization is required. The minimal subtraction scheme therefore givesOnly the pole is subtracted: including would impose a different finite subtraction prescription. The defined is the coefficient in , not automatically the difference beyond this order.
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