Several one-loop calculations in a formulation of massive quantum electrodynamics possessing only vacuum-polarization divergences

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (10) ◽  
pp. 1337-1342
Author(s):  
Stephen Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Field ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamics ◽  
Explicit Calculation ◽  
Alternative Formulation ◽  
Fermion Field ◽  
Wave Function Renormalization ◽  
Mass Insertion ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Simple Mass ◽  
Perturbative Quantum

An alternative formulation of path-integral quantization for gauge theories is proposed in which the gauge-fixing condition, normally imposed on just the gauge field itself, is imposed on the gauge-transformed gauge field, a continuous sum now being included over all configurations of the transformation field, Λ(x), that satisfy the gauge condition.It is shown, by explicit calculation, that when bilinear counterterms in the Lagrangian field density are included so as to render the two-point gauge- and fermion-field Green's functions finite, the fermion–fermion–gauge-field Green's function is divergence free. Unlike the more conventional approaches, there is no divergent vertex counterterm needed. Furthermore, the form of the fermion counterterm is a simple mass insertion only. There is no need for a divergent fermion wave-function renormalization. The cancellation of the divergences that are normally present is accomplished by the effect of, heretofor uncommon in perturbative quantum-field theory, infrared-divergent integrals. It is argued heuristically how these may be regulated by the same parameter, Λ, that is used for ultraviolet-divergent integrals, where now the cutoff is towards the lower limit of integration.

scholarly journals NONCOMMUTATIVITY AND NON-ANTICOMMUTATIVITY PERTURBATIVE QUANTUM GRAVITY

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (13) ◽  
pp. 1250075 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIR FAIZAL
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Lagrangian Density ◽  
Background Field ◽  
Field Method ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Perturbative Quantum ◽  
Background Field Method

In this paper, we will study perturbative quantum gravity on supermanifolds with both noncommutativity and non-anticommutativity of spacetime coordinates. We shall first analyze the BRST and the anti-BRST symmetries of this theory. Then we will also analyze the effect of shifting all the fields of this theory in background field method. We will construct a Lagrangian density which apart from being invariant under the extended BRST transformations is also invariant under on-shell extended anti-BRST transformations. This will be done by using the Batalin–Vilkovisky (BV) formalism. Finally, we will show that the sum of the gauge-fixing term and the ghost term for this theory can be elegantly written down in superspace with a two Grassmann parameter.

scholarly journals SELF-DUALITY OF SUPER D3-BRANE ACTION ON AdS5×S5 BACKGROUND

1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (05) ◽  
pp. 327-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. KIMURA
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Field ◽  
Sufficient Condition ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient Condition ◽  
Duality Transformation ◽  
Self Duality ◽  
World Volume ◽  
The World ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Necessary And Sufficient ◽  
Brane Action

We show that the super D3-brane action on AdS5×S5 background recently constructed by Metsaev and Tseytlin is exactly invariant under the combination of the electric–magnetic duality transformation of the world-volume gauge field and the SO(2) rotation of N=2 spinor coordinates. The action is shown to satisfy the Gaillard–Zumino duality condition, which is a necessary and sufficient condition for an action to be self-dual. Our proof needs no gauge fixing for the κ-symmetry.

BRST QUANTIZATION OF GAUGE THEORIES ON THE HYPERSPHERE

1991 ◽  
Vol 06 (24) ◽  
pp. 2201-2203 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. G. C. McKEON
Keyword(s):  
Vector Field ◽  
Gauge Field ◽  
Gauge Theories ◽  
Brst Quantization ◽  
Radial Component ◽  
Effective Lagrangian ◽  
Abelian Case ◽  
Gauge Fixing

Drummond and Shore have shown that the most convenient gauge fixing term for gauge theories on a hypersphere is not a perfect square. We show how BRST quantization can be used to generate this gauge fixing term. This involves the introduction of two ghost fields, ci and [Formula: see text], the second of which is an anticommuting vector field. In the Abelian case, only the radial component of [Formula: see text] enters the effective Lagrangian; this is true in the non-Abelian case only if the gauge field is tangential to the hypersphere.

The renormalization group in perturbative quantum gravity

2021 ◽  
pp. 488-493
Author(s):  
Iosif L. Buchbinder ◽  
Ilya L. Shapiro
Keyword(s):  
Renormalization Group ◽  
Quantum Gravity ◽  
Minimal Subtraction Scheme ◽  
Loop Approximation ◽  
Renormalization Group Equations ◽  
Gauge Fixing ◽  
Perturbative Renormalization ◽  
Fourth Derivative ◽  
Perturbative Quantum ◽  
The One

This is a short chapter summarizing the main results concerning the renormalization group in models of pure quantum gravity, without matter fields. The chapter starts with a critical analysis of non-perturbative renormalization group approaches, such as the asymptotic safety hypothesis. After that, it presents solid one-loop results based on the minimal subtraction scheme in the one-loop approximation. The polynomial models that are briefly reviewed include the on-shell renormalization group in quantum general relativity, and renormalization group equations in fourth-derivative quantum gravity and superrenormalizable models. Special attention is paid to the gauge-fixing dependence of the renormalization group trajectories.

PHASE STRUCTURE OF QED3 AT FINITE CHEMICAL POTENTIAL AND TEMPERATURE

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (06) ◽  
pp. 449-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
MIN HE ◽  
HONG-TAO FENG ◽  
WEI-MIN SUN ◽  
HONG-SHI ZONG
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Wave Function ◽  
Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamics ◽  
Phase Structure ◽  
Chemical Potential ◽  
Chiral Symmetry Breaking ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Mass Function ◽  
Wave Function Renormalization

We study the dynamical chiral symmetry breaking (DCSB) of three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics (QED3) at finite chemical potential and temperature in the framework of Dyson–Schwinger approach. Based on the rainbow approximation and assumption that the wave-function renormalization factor equals to one, the dynamically generated mass function is derived and then the corresponding phase diagram in the (T, μ) plane is obtained.

Covariance of the gauge field in three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics

1991 ◽  
Vol 44 (8) ◽  
pp. 2565-2572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carl M. Bender ◽  
Gerald V. Dunne
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Field ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamics ◽  
Three Dimensional

scholarly journals Gauge fixing the SU(N) lattice-gauge-field Hamiltonian

1985 ◽  
Vol 32 (10) ◽  
pp. 2774-2779 ◽  
Author(s):  
Belal E. Baaquie
Keyword(s):  
Gauge Field ◽  
Lattice Gauge ◽  
Gauge Fixing

ON AN AMBIGUOUS INTEGRAL IN QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS

1967 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Robert E. Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Wave Function ◽  
Quantum Electrodynamics ◽  
Vacuum Polarization ◽  
Wave Function Renormalization ◽  
Gauge Invariant ◽  
Photon Field

An integral that appears in several contexts in quantum electrodynamics is evaluated without the usual ambiguity. The result is applied to (1) the contribution of vacuum polarization to the interpolating photon field, (2) wave-function renormalization, and (3) a gauge-independent formulation of quantum electrodynamics. In the first two cases the expected results are obtained, while in the last case the particular formulation is shown to be, in fact, not gauge invariant.

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