We use a Tanaka-like formula to explain Varadhan's renormalization of the formally infinite measure of Brownian self intersections given by $\int^T_0 \int^T_0 \delta(W_t - W_s) ds dt.$
@article{1176992365,
author = {Rosen, Jay},
title = {Tanaka's Formula and Renormalization for Intersections of Planar Brownian Motion},
journal = {Ann. Probab.},
volume = {14},
number = {4},
year = {1986},
pages = { 1245-1251},
language = {en},
url = {http://dml.mathdoc.fr/item/1176992365}
}
Rosen, Jay. Tanaka's Formula and Renormalization for Intersections of Planar Brownian Motion. Ann. Probab., Tome 14 (1986) no. 4, pp. 1245-1251. http://gdmltest.u-ga.fr/item/1176992365/