Abstract
We consider divergences of the perturbative expansions in large orders in quantum electro- and chromodynamics and concentrate on the dependence of large-order contributions on the choice of the normalization point of coupling constants. We find that for sign-alternating series the predictive power of perturbation theory as measured by the minimal term of an asymptotic expansion can be drastically improved by a proper choice of the normalization point. In particular, this allows the elimination of the leading uncertainty of perturbative expansions in quantum chromodynamics.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2472-2474 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Physical Review Letters |
Volume | 69 |
Issue number | 17 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1992 |
Externally published | Yes |