A nontrivial solvable noncommutative φ³ model in 4 dimensions

We study the quantization of the noncommutative selfdual \phi^3 model in 4 dimensions, by mapping it to a Kontsevich model. The model is shown to be renormalizable, provided one additional counterterm is included compared to the 2-dimensional case which can be interpreted as divergent shift of the field \phi. The known results for the Kontsevich model allow to obtain the genus expansion of the free energy and of any n-point function, which is finite for each genus after renormalization. No coupling constant or wavefunction renormalization is required. A critical coupling is determined, beyond which the model is unstable. This provides a nontrivial interacting NC field theory in 4 dimensions.