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I give an introduction to Euclidean quantum field theory from the point of view of statistical physics, with emphasis both on Feynman graphs and on the Wilson-Polchinski approach to renormalisation. In the second part I discuss attempts to renormalise quantum field theories on noncommutative spaces.
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Wulkenhaar, R. Euclidean Quantum Field Theory on Commutative and Noncommutative Spaces. In: Ocampo, H., Paycha, S., Vargas, A. (eds) Geometric and Topological Methods for Quantum Field Theory. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 668. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11374060_2
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