Published February 1983 | Version v1
Journal article

Conformal invariant formulation of quantum electrodynamics

  • 1. AN SSSR, Novosibirsk. Inst. Avtomatiki i Ehlektrometrii

Description

A self-consistent version of conformal-invariant quantum electrodynamics is formulated. Explicit expressions are constructed for three-point Green's functions including the electromagnetic vector potential and the current. These Green's functions are different from the usual conformal-invariant expressions. The difference is due to the absence of decomposition for representations the conformal group corresponding to the potential and the current. A proof is presented that the skeleton perturbation theory constructed with such modified Green's functions is conformal-invariant. It is shown that in the conformal-invariant theory the Maxwell equations in the Euclidean space arise from the requirement of (partial) equivalence of representations corresponding to the fields Asub(μ), Fsub(μν) and jsub(μ)

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Original title (Russian)
Конформно-инвариантная формулировка квантовой электродинамики

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Yad. Fiz.
Journal Volume
37
Journal Issue
2
Series
Yad. Fiz.
Journal Page Range
481-493
ISSN
0044-0027

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Notes
For English translation see the journal Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (USA).