One-loop counterterms for higher derivative regularized Lagrangians

Abstract

We explicitly calculate one-loop divergences for an arbitrary field theory model using the higher derivative regularization and nonsingular gauge condition. They are shown to agree with the results found in the dimensional regularization and do not depend on the form of regularizing term. So, the consistency of the higher derivative regularization is proven at the one-loop level. The result for the Yang-Mills theory is reproduced.