Published January 1974 | Version v1
Journal article

Scattering of photons by an external current

Creators

  • 1. Physikalisches Institut, Universitaet Wurzburg, Germany

Description

Considering the interaction of a quantized electromagnetic field with a prescribed external c-number current, we show that, for each current, there is a representation of the field operators in a separable Hilbert space and a unitary S operator transforming the free incoming field into the free outgoing one. The representation, a generalized product representation, depends on the current so that, in general, for two different currents the corresponding representations are unitarily inequivalent. Photon states and asymptotic observables are defined for the case of an infrared divergent current.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Mathematical Physics
Journal Volume
15
Journal Issue
1
Series
J. Math. Phys. (N.Y.).
Journal Page Range
31-34
ISSN
0022-2488

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
5122825
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
CURRENT ALGEBRA; INFRARED DIVERGENCES; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; S MATRIX; SCATTERING
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; MATRICES; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY

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