
arXiv: math/0106001
handle: 11573/132729
We use Reshetikhin-Turaev graphical calculus to define Feynman diagrams and prove that asymptotic expansions of Gaussian integrals can be written as a sum over a suitable family of graphs. We discuss how different kinds of interactions give rise to different families of graphs. In particular, we show how symmetric and cyclic interactions lead to "ordinary" and "ribbon" graphs respectively. As an example, the 't Hooft-Kontsevich model for 2D quantum gravity is treated in some detail.
quantum gravity, Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory, Mathematics - Quantum Algebra, Feynman integrals and graphs; applications of algebraic topology and algebraic geometry, graphical calculus, FOS: Mathematics, 81T18 (Primary) 32G15, 57M15 (Secondary), Knots and links in the \(3\)-sphere, Quantum Algebra (math.QA), Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory, Feynman diagrams
quantum gravity, Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to quantum theory, Mathematics - Quantum Algebra, Feynman integrals and graphs; applications of algebraic topology and algebraic geometry, graphical calculus, FOS: Mathematics, 81T18 (Primary) 32G15, 57M15 (Secondary), Knots and links in the \(3\)-sphere, Quantum Algebra (math.QA), Quantum groups and related algebraic methods applied to problems in quantum theory, Feynman diagrams
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