Renormalization of the Orientable Non-commutative Gross-Neveu Model

We prove that the non-commutative Gross-Neveu model on the two-dimensional Moyal plane is renormalizable to all orders. Despite a remaining UV/IR mixing, renormalizability can be achieved. However, in the massive case, this forces us to introduce an additional counterterm of the form "psibar i gamma^{0} gamma^{1} psi". The massless case is renormalizable without such an addition.Comment: 45 pages, 5 figure

The multivariate signed Bollobas-Riordan polynomial

We generalise the signed Bollobas-Riordan polynomial of S. Chmutov and I. Pak [Moscow Math. J. 7 (2007), no. 3, 409-418] to a multivariate signed polynomial Z and study its properties. We prove the invariance of Z under the recently defined partial duality of S. Chmutov [J. Combinatorial Theory, Ser. B, 99 (3): 617-638, 2009] and show that the duality transformation of the multivariate Tutte polynomial is a direct consequence of it.Comment: 17 pages, 2 figures. Published version: a section added about the quasi-tree expansion of the multivariate Bollobas-Riordan polynomia

Partial duality of hypermaps

We introduce a collection of new operations on hypermaps, partial duality, which include the classical Euler-Poincar\'e dualities as particular cases. These operations generalize the partial duality for maps, or ribbon graphs, recently discovered in a connection with knot theory. Partial duality is different from previous studied operations of S. Wilson, G. Jones, L. James, and A. Vince. Combinatorially hypermaps may be described in one of three ways: as three involutions on the set of flags ($\tau$-model), or as three permutations on the set of half-edges ($\sigma$-model in orientable case), or as edge 3-colored graphs. We express partial duality in each of these models.Comment: 19 pages, 16 figure

Quantum field theory on the degenerate Moyal space

We prove that the self-interacting scalar field on the four-dimensional degenerate Moyal plane is renormalisable to all orders when adding a suitable counterterm to the Lagrangean. Despite the apparent simplicity of the model, it raises several non trivial questions. Our result is a first step towards the definition of renormalisable quantum field theories on a non-commutative Minkowski space.Comment: 21 pages, 4 figures. We use the techniques of the previous version in a conclusive manner on the degenerate Moyal spac

Hopf algebra of non-commutative field theory

We contruct here the Hopf algebra structure underlying the process of renormalization of non-commutative quantum field theory.Comment: 14 pages, 4 figure

Just Renormalizable TGFT's on U(1)^d with Gauge Invariance

We study the polynomial Abelian or U(1)^d Tensorial Group Field Theories equipped with a gauge invariance condition in any dimension d. From our analysis, we prove the just renormalizability at all orders of perturbation of the phi^4_6 and phi^6_5 random tensor models. We also deduce that the phi^4_5 tensor model is super-renormalizable.Comment: 33 pages, 22 figures. One added paragraph on the different notions of connectedness, preciser formulation of the proof of the power counting theorem, more general statements about traciality of tensor graph

Topological graph polynomials and quantum field theory, Part II: Mehler kernel theories

We define a new topological polynomial extending the Bollobas-Riordan one, which obeys a four-term reduction relation of the deletion/contraction type and has a natural behavior under partial duality. This allows to write down a completely explicit combinatorial evaluation of the polynomials, occurring in the parametric representation of the non-commutative Grosse-Wulkenhaar quantum field theory. An explicit solution of the parametric representation for commutative field theories based on the Mehler kernel is also provided.Comment: 58 pages, 23 figures, correction in the references and addition of preprint number

Renormalisation des theories de champs non commutatives

Very high energy physics needs a coherent description of the four fundamental forces. Non-commutative geometry is a promising mathematical framework which already allowed to unify the general relativity and the standard model, at the classical level, thanks to the spectral action principle. Quantum field theories on non-commutative spaces is a first step towards the quantification of such a model. These theories can't be obtained simply by writing usual field theory on non-commutative spaces. Such attempts exhibit indeed a new type of divergencies, called ultraviolet/infrared mixing, which prevents renormalisability. H. Grosse and R. Wulkenhaar showed, with an example, that a modification of the propagator may restore renormalisability. This thesis aims at studying the generalization of such a method. We studied two different models which allowed to specify certain aspects of non-commutative field theory. In x space, the major technical difficulty is due to oscillations in the interaction part. We generalized the results of T. Filk in order to exploit such oscillations at best. We were then able to distinguish between two mixings, renormalizable or not. We also bring the notion of orientability to light : the orientable non-commutative Gross-Neveu model is renormalizable without any modification of its propagator. The adaptation of multi-scale analysis to the matrix basis emphasized the importance of dual graphs and represents a first step towards a formulation of field theory independent of the underlying space.Comment: PhD thesis, 164 pages. In French. Also available at http://tel.archives-ouvertes.fr/tel-0011804

Correlation functions of just renormalizable tensorial group field theory: The melonic approximation

The $D$-colored version of tensor models has been shown to admit a large $N$-limit expansion. The leading contributions result from so-called melonic graphs which are dual to the $D$-sphere. This is a note about the Schwinger-Dyson equations of the tensorial $\varphi^{4}_{5}$-model (with propagator $1/{\bf p}^{2}$) and their melonic approximation. We derive the master equations for two- and four-point correlation functions and discuss their solution.Comment: 20 page