Published November 22, 1984
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Journal article
The effective action for photons in (2+1) dimensions
Description
The topological mass term in the Euler-Heisenberg effective action for (2 + 1)-dimensional spinor QED is studied by functional and canonical methods. The mass term is associated with a quantum Hall effect in the vacuum, and with a vacuum charge in the special case of a pure magnetic field. This charge is shown to become depleted at non-zero temperature. (orig.)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Lett., B
- Journal Volume
- 148
- Journal Issue
- 1-3
- Series
- CODEN: PYLBA.;Phys. Lett., B.
- Journal Page Range
- 215-219
- ISSN
- 0370-2693
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Netherlands
- Country of Input or Organization
- Netherlands
- INIS RN
- 16016159
- Subject category
- S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
- Descriptors DEI
- EFFECTIVE MASS; ELECTRONS; FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS; HALL EFFECT; LAGRANGIAN FIELD THEORY; MAGNETIC FIELDS; PHOTONS; QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS; SPINOR FIELDS; SPINORS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; TOPOLOGY; TWO-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; VACUUM STATES
- Descriptors DEC
- ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FIELD THEORIES; LEPTONS; MASS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; MATHEMATICS; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY