The Energy-Momentum Tensor for Electromagnetic Interactions

We compute the energy tensor and the energy-momentum tensor for electrodynamics coupled to the current of a charged scalar field and for electrodynamics coupled tothe current of a Dirac spinor field, without using the equations of motion.     

Note on Energy-Momentum Tensor for General Mixed Tensor-Spinor Fields

This note provides an explicit proof of the equivalence of Belinfante‘s energy-momentum tensor and metric energy-momentum tensor for general mixed tensor-spinor fields.     

Note on Energy-Momentum Tensor for General Mixed Tensor-Spinor Fields

This note provides an explicit proof of the equivalence of Belinfante＇s energy-momentum tensor and metric energy-momentum tensor for general mixed tensor-spinor fields.     

Einstein's Gravitational Equations in the Friedman Space with Allowance for the Energy-Momentum Tensor

The present paper continues investigations started in [1]. Einstein's gravitational equations are solved based on the generalized nonisotropic Friedman metric with rotation considering the hydrodynamic energy-momentum tensor of an ideal liquid and the equation of motion.     

Symmetries of Energy-Momentum Tensor： Some Basic Facts

It has been pointed out by Hall et al. [Gen. Rel. Gray. 28 （1996） 299.] that matter collineations can be defined by using three different methods. But there arises the question whether one studies matter collineations by using LεTab=0, or LεT^ab = 0 or LεT^b a=0. These alternative conditions are, of. course, not generally equivalent. This problem has been explored by applying these three definitions to general static spherically symmetric spacetimes. We compare the results with each definition.     

Quantum Electrodynamics in Solids

A quantum field theoretical treatment of electromagnetic fields in solid is presented. The photon propagator is obtained when the current-current correlation function is given. From the relations among matrix elements which are a consequence of the local gauge invariance of the theory, the classical Maxwell equations are derived by means of the boson transformation which is the mathematical realization of a boson condensation. The relation of the microscopic functions to the phenomenological quantities is presented.     

On Energy-Momentum Transfer of Quantum Fields

We prove the following theorem on bounded operators in quantum field theory: if \({\|[B,B^*(x)]\|\leqslant{\rm const}D(x)}\) , then \({\|B^k_\pm(\nu)G(P^0)\|^2\leqslant{\rm const}\int D(x - y){\rm d}|\nu|(x){\rm d}|\nu|(y)}\) , where D(x) is a function weakly decaying in spacelike directions, \({B^k_\pm}\) are creation/annihilation parts of an appropriate time derivative of B, G is any positive, bounded, non-increasing function in \({L^2(\mathbb{R})}\) , and \({\nu}\) is any finite complex Borel measure; creation/annihilation operators may be also replaced by \({B^k_t}\) with \({\check{B^k_t}(p)=|p|^k\check{B}(p)}\) . We also use the notion of energy-momentum scaling degree of B with respect to a submanifold (Steinmann-type, but in momentum space, and applied to the norm of an operator). These two tools are applied to the analysis of singularities of \({\check{B}(p)G(P^0)}\) . We prove, among others, the following statement (modulo some more specific assumptions): outside p = 0 the only allowed contributions to this functional which are concentrated on a submanifold (including the trivial one—a single point) are Dirac measures on hypersurfaces (if the decay of D is not to slow).     

Quantum Parity Conservation in Planar Quantum Electrodynamics

International Journal of Theoretical Physics - Quantum parity conservation is verified at all orders in perturbation theory for a massless parity-even U(1) × U(1) planar quantum...     

Field Equations in Quantum Electrodynamics

A formulation of quantum electrodynamics is presented, based on finite local field equations. These Dirac and Maxwell equations have the usual form except that the current operators f(x) and j^μ (x) are explicitly expressed as local limits of sums of non-local field products and suitable subtraction terms. These limits are shown to exist and to yield finite operators in the sense that the iterative solutions to the field equations are equivalent to conventional renormalized perturbation theory. The various invariance properties of the theory, including Lorentz invariance, gauge invariance, charge conjugation invariance, and renormalization invariance, are discussed and related directly to the field equations and current definitions. Initially only the general forms of the currents, based on dimensional arguments, are given. The electric current, for example, contains the (suitably defined) term :A³(x) :.The corresponding field equations are used to derive renormalized Dyson-Schwinger-type integral equations for the renormalized proper part functions ∑, II^μν, Λ^μ, and X^αβγδ (the four-photon vertex function), etc. Application of the boundary conditions ∑(p̀ = m) = ∑′(p̀ = m) = II(O) = II′(O) = II″(O) = Λ(p̀ = m, o) = X(O, O, O, O) = O completely specifies the current operators. Consistency is established by deriving the same equations from rigorous renormalization theory so that their iterative solutions are proved to reproduce the correct renormalized perturbation expansion. The electric current operator is exhibited in a manifestly gauge invariant form and in a form which is manifestly negative under charge conjugation. It is shown, in fact, that much of j^μ (x) can be determined directly from the requirements of gauge invariance and charge conjugation covariance, without recourse to the integral equations. It is suggested that equal time commutation relations can serve to similarly specify the rest of the current.     

Energy-Momentum Tensor and Equations of Motion of Glashow-Salam-Weinberg-Theory in Curved Space-Time

The equations of motion of the unified gauge theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions, when minimally coupled to the gravitational field, are given.     

Vacuum Energy-Density in Quantum Electrodynamics

The vacuum energy-density in quantum electrodynamics is studied by renormalization group techniques as well as a diagrammatic analysis is carried out to investigate the dependence of on an ultraviolet cut-off as the latter is led to become large. The study corresponds to the situation of finite electrodynamics with the renormalized fine-structure constant α fixed in the sens of the renormalization group. In this case explicit statements about the problem at hand may be made. In passing a study of the so-called second Legendre transform method for electrodynamics is given in an appendix.     

Electrodynamics in Dirac's Gauge: A Geometrical Equivalence

It is shown that, when classical non-relativistic electrodynamics is formulated in Dirac's gauge A A =const. and the vector potential A interpreted as a velocity field of the vacuum, the motion of a charged particle results from purely inertial effects. A metric is given for particles of a fixed charge to mass ratio.     

Bound States in the Quantum Scalar Electrodynamics

The next relativistic correction to α to for bound state mass of two charged scalar particles is calculated in the quantum scalar electrodynamics by the functional integral method. Contribution of the “nonphysical” time variable turned out to be important and leads to nonanalytic dependence of the bound state mass on α.     

Universal Quantum Cloning Machine in Circuit Quantum Electrodynamics

We propose a scheme for realizing the 1 → 2 universal quantum cloning machine （UQCM） with superconducting quantum interference device （SQUID） qubits in circuit quantum electrodynamics （circuit QED）. In this scheme, in order to implement UQCM, we only need phase shift gate operation on SQUID qubits and the Raman transitions. The cavity number we need is only one. Thus our scheme is simple and has advantages in the experimental realization. Furthermore, both the cavity and the SQUID qubits are virtually excited, so the decoherence can be neglected.     

Vacuum Polarization Tensor for QED in the Light Front Gauge

The use of light front coordinates in quantum field theories (QFT) always brought some problems and controversies. In this work we explore some aspects of its formalism with respect to the employment of dimensional regularization in the computation of the photon’s self-energy at the one-loop level and how the fermion propagator has an important role in the outcoming results.     

Quantum Electrodynamics of Atomic Resonances

A simple model of an atom interacting with the quantized electromagnetic field is studied. The atom has a finite mass m, finitely many excited states and an electric dipole moment, \({\vec{d}_0 = -\lambda_{0} \vec{d}}\), where \({\| d^{i}\| = 1, i = 1, 2, 3,}\) and \({\lambda_0}\) is proportional to the elementary electric charge. The interaction of the atom with the radiation field is described with the help of the Ritz Hamiltonian, \({-\vec{d}_0 \cdot \vec{E}}\), where \({\vec{E}}\) is the electric field, cut off at large frequencies. A mathematical study of the Lamb shift, the decay channels and the life times of the excited states of the atom is presented. It is rigorously proven that these quantities are analytic functions of the momentum \({\vec{p}}\) of the atom and of the coupling constant \({\lambda_0}\), provided \({\vert\vec{p} \vert < mc}\) and \({\vert \Im \vec{p} \vert}\) and \({\vert \lambda_{0} \vert}\) are sufficiently small. The proof relies on a somewhat novel inductive construction involving a sequence of ‘smooth Feshbach–Schur maps’ applied to a complex dilatation of the original Hamiltonian, which yields an algorithm for the calculation of resonance energies that converges super-exponentially fast.     

On “Gauge Renormalization” in Classical Electrodynamics

In this paper we pay attention to the inconsistency in the derivation of the symmetric electromagnetic energy–momentum tensor for a system of charged particles from its canonical form, when the homogeneous Maxwell’s equations are applied to the symmetrizing gauge transformation, while the non-homogeneous Maxwell’s equations are used to obtain the motional equation. Applying the appropriate non-homogeneous Maxwell’s equations to both operations, we obtained an additional symmetric term in the tensor, named as “compensating term”. Analyzing the structure of this “compensating term”, we suggested a method of “gauge renormalization”, which allows transforming the divergent terms of classical electrodynamics (infinite self-force, self-energy and self-momentum) to converging integrals. The motional equation obtained for a non-radiating charged particle does not contain its self-force, and the mass parameter includes the sum of mechanical and electromagnetic masses. The motional equation for a radiating particle also contains the sum of mechanical and electromagnetic masses, and does not yield any “runaway solutions”. It has been shown that the energy flux in a free electromagnetic field is guided by the Poynting vector, whereas the energy flux in a bound EM field is described by the generalized Umov’s vector, defined in the paper. The problem of electromagnetic momentum is also examined.