Published March 15, 2009 | Version v1
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Analytic, nonperturbative, almost exact QED: The two-point functions

  • 1. Institut Non Lineaire de Nice, UMR 6618 CNRS, 1361 Route des Lucioles, 06560 Valbonne (France)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912 (United States)

Description

Based on the choice of a special gauge, in which a useful form of scaling invariance holds, a new method is suggested for the analytic, nonperturbative calculation of the n-point functions of QED. A modified functional analysis is employed in configuration space, where the dressed electron and photon propagators (in quenched approximation) are each found to be simple products of the relevant free propagator with an appropriate function of configuration space variables containing all powers of the square of the coupling constant.

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Journal Title
Physical Review. D, Particles Fields
Journal Volume
79
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 065035-065035.10
ISSN
0556-2821
CODEN
PRVDAQ

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41011029
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
APPROXIMATIONS; CONFIGURATION; COUPLING CONSTANTS; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; PHOTONS; PROPAGATOR; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SCALING
Descriptors DEC
BOSONS; CALCULATION METHODS; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LEPTONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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