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Multiplication of distributions and nonperturbative calculations of transition probabilities. (English) Zbl 1409.81081

Dobrev, Vladimir (ed.), Quantum theory and symmetries with Lie theory and its applications in physics. Volume 1. QTS-X/LT-XII, Varna, Bulgaria, June 19–25, 2017. Singapore: Springer. Springer Proc. Math. Stat. 263, 393-401 (2018).
Summary: In a mathematical context in which one can multiply distributions the “formal” nonperturbative canonical Hamiltonian formalism in quantum field theory makes sense mathematically, which can be understood a priori from the fact the so called “infinite quantities” make sense unambiguously (but are not classical real numbers). The perturbation series does not make sense. A novelty appears when one starts to compute the transition probabilities. The transition probabilities have to be computed in a nonperturbative way which, at least in simplified mathematical examples (even those looking like nonrenormalizable series), gives real values between 0 and 1 capable to represent probabilities. However these calculations should be done numerically and we have only been able to compute simplified mathematical examples due to the fact these calculations appear very demanding in the physically significant situation with an infinite dimensional Fock space and the QFT operators.
For the entire collection see [Zbl 1412.81008].

MSC:

81T16 Nonperturbative methods of renormalization applied to problems in quantum field theory
46F10 Operations with distributions and generalized functions
46F05 Topological linear spaces of test functions, distributions and ultradistributions