Fractional Derivative Regularization in QFT

Abstract

We propose in this paper a new regularization, where integer-order differential operators are replaced by fractional-order operators. Regularization for quantum field theories based on application of the Riesz fractional derivatives of noninteger orders is suggested. The regularized loop integrals depend on parameter that is the order α>0 of the fractional derivative. The regularization procedure is demonstrated for scalar massless fields in φ4-theory on n-dimensional pseudo-Euclidean space-time.