Published March 1989 | Version v1
Journal article

Polarization operator in (2+1)-dimensional quantum electrodynamics in an external magnetic field

  • 1. Dnepropetrovsk State University (USSR)

Description

The polarization operator in (2+1)-dimensional quantum electrodynamics in an external magnetic field is calculated in the one-loop approximation. Its expansion in eigenvectors is obtained and the analytical properties of the eigenvalues are studied. In particular it turns out that, in contrast to QED3+1, the polarization operator has simple poles at the electron-positron pair-production threshold

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Journal Title
Soviet Journal of Nuclear Physics (English Translation)
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
3
Series
Sov. J. Nucl. Phys. (Engl. Transl.).
Journal Page Range
461-464
ISSN
0038-5506
CODEN
SJNCA

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Notes
Transl.: Cover-to-cover translation of Yadernaya Fizika (USSR).