Published November 2021
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Journal article
N-photon amplitudes in a plane-wave background
Creators
- 1. Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edificio C-3, Apdo. Postal 2-82, Morelia, Michoacán, 58040 (Mexico)
Description
We use the worldline formalism to derive master formulas for the one-loop N-photon amplitudes in a plane-wave background, for both scalar and spinor quantum electrodynamics. This generalises previous work by Ilderton and Torgrimsson for the vacuum polarisation case, although with some change in methodology since, instead of evaluating the path integral on the semi-classical trajectory, we use the special kinematics of the plane-wave background to uncover the crypto-gaussian character of this type of worldline path integral.
Availability note (English)
Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136696Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.physletb.2021.136696;
- PII
- S0370269321006365;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics Letters. Section B
- Journal Volume
- 822
- Journal Page Range
- vp.
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
- CODEN
- PYLBAJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 54011499
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS; S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- PATH INTEGRALS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SCALARS; SPINORS; VACUUM POLARIZATION; WAVE PROPAGATION
- Descriptors DEC
- BOSONS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; INTEGRALS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
Optional Information
- Copyright
- Copyright (c) 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V.