Multiple Bremsstrahlung in Gauge Theories at High-Energies. 1. General Formalism for Quantum Electrodynamics

Aug, 1981
8 pages
Published in:
  • Nucl.Phys.B 206 (1982) 53-60
  • Published: 1982
Report number:
  • DESY-81-050

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Abstract: (Elsevier)
Multiple bremsstrahlung is studied on the level of tree diagrams for gauge theories. At high energies and in most of the kinematic region, the fermion mass can be neglected. In this case, it is natural to introduce helicity states for both fermions and gauge particles. Our general formalism is given in detail for quantum electrodynamics. In particular, it is expedient to use photon polarization vectors which depend on the fermion helicities. In this way, extensive cancellations between Feynman diagrams are accomplished automatically.
  • QUANTUM ELECTRODYNAMICS
  • GAUGE FIELD THEORY: BREMSSTRAHLUNG
  • BREMSSTRAHLUNG: GAUGE FIELD THEORY
  • BREMSSTRAHLUNG: MULTIPLE
  • MULTIPLE: BREMSSTRAHLUNG
  • APPROXIMATION: TREE
  • FERMION: HELICITY
  • FEYNMAN GRAPH
  • PHOTON: POLARIZATION
  • POLARIZATION: PHOTON