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Past exam of the quantum field theory course of the University of Oxford 2021 3 a Solution by
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Here three means the total spacetime dimension. A dimensionless action requires in mass dimensions. The kinetic term gives , so . Matching the mass dimensions of both field interaction terms givesThus has units of mass and is dimensionless. The quartic interaction is superrenormalizable by power counting, and is a marginal coupling by power counting.
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