Published November 12, 2004
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Journal article
Classical physics and quantum loops
Creators
- 1. Theory Group, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Laboratory, 12000 Jefferson Avenue, Newport News, VA 23606 (United States)
- 2. Department of Physics-LGRT, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 (United States)
Description
The standard picture of the loop expansion associates a factor of (ℎ/2π) with each loop, suggesting that the tree diagrams are to be associated with classical physics, while loop effects are quantum mechanical in nature. We discuss counterexamples wherein classical effects arise from loop diagrams and display the relationship between the classical terms and the long range effects of massless particles
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1103/PhysRevLett.93.201602;
- arXiv
- arXiv:hep-th/0405239v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 93
- Journal Issue
- 20
- Journal Page Range
- p. 201602-201602.4
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTAO
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 36062830
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICAL LOGIC; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; QUANTUM MECHANICS; QUANTUM OPERATORS
- Descriptors DEC
- ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL OPERATORS; MECHANICS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2004 The American Physical Society