Published June 2017 | Version v1
Journal article

Master formulas for the dressed scalar propagator in a constant field

  • 1. Instituto de Física y Matemáticas, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo, Edificio C-3, Ciudad Universitaria, Morelia 58040, Michoacán (Mexico)
  • 2. Department of Physics, Gomal University, 29220 D.I. Khan, K.P.K (Pakistan)
  • 3. Department of Physics, Kunsan National University, Kunsan 54150 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 4. Center for Relativistic Laser Science, Institute for Basic Science, Gwangju 61005 (Korea, Republic of)
  • 5. INFN, Sezione di Bologna, Via Irnerio 46, I-40126 Bologna (Italy)
  • 6. Dipartimento di Scienze Fisiche, Informatiche e Matematiche, Università di Modena e Reggio Emilia, Via Campi 213/A, I-41125 Modena (Italy)

Description

The worldline formalism has previously been used for deriving compact master formulas for the one-loop N-photon amplitudes in both scalar and spinor QED, and in the vacuum as well as in a constant external field. For scalar QED, there is also an analogous master formula for the propagator dressed with N photons in the vacuum. Here, we extend this master formula to include a constant field. The two-photon case is worked out explicitly, yielding an integral representation for the Compton scattering cross section in the field suitable for numerical integration in the full range of electric and magnetic field strengths.

Availability note (English)

Available from http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2017.03.007

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.nuclphysb.2017.03.007;
arXiv
arXiv:1612.02944v2;
PII
S0550-3213(17)30087-1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Nuclear Physics. B
Journal Volume
919
Journal Page Range
p. 9-24
ISSN
0550-3213
CODEN
NUPBBO

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