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The Hopf Algebra Structure of Connes and Kreimer in Epstein–Glaser Renormalization

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We show how the Hopf algebra structure of renormalization discovered by Kreimer can be found in the Epstein–Glaser framework without using an analogue of the forest formula of Zimmermann.

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Pinter, G. The Hopf Algebra Structure of Connes and Kreimer in Epstein–Glaser Renormalization. Letters in Mathematical Physics 54, 227–233 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1010851025400

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