Microlocal analysis and interacting quantum field theories: Renormalization on physical backgrounds

Communications in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 208, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 623-661

  Brunetti, Romeo ^a   Fredenhagen, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 0034348733     PISSN: 00103616     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002200050004     Document Type: Article

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