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P(ϕ) 2 Quantum Field Theories and Segal’s Axioms

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The purpose of this paper is to show that P(ϕ) 2 Euclidean quantum field theories satisfy axioms of the type advocated by Graeme Segal.

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Pickrell, D. P(ϕ) 2 Quantum Field Theories and Segal’s Axioms. Commun. Math. Phys. 280, 403–425 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00220-008-0467-8

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