Published October 15, 1988 | Version v1
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Energy-momentum tensor in scalar QED

  • 1. Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Kanpur 208016, India

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We consider the renormalization of the energy-momentum tensor in scalar quantum electrodynamics. We show the need for adding an improvement term to the conventional energy-momentum tensor. We consider two possible forms for the improvement term: (i) one in which the improvement coefficient is a finite function of bare parameters of the theory (so that the energy-momentum tensor can be obtained from an action that is a finite function of bare quantities); (ii) one in which the improvement coefficient is a finite quantity, i.e., a finite function of renormalized parameters. We establish a negative result; viz., neither form leads to a finite energy-momentum tensor to O(e2λ/sup n/). .AE

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Journal Title
Physical Review, D
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
8
Series
Phys. Rev., D.
Journal Page Range
2546-2558
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDA