Vacuum polarization in quantum electrodynamics
Apr, 196717 pages
Published in:
- Phys.Rev. 163 (1967) 1699-1715
View in:
Citations per year
Abstract: (APS)
It is shown that if the photon propagator is set equal to 1k2 in the expression for the vacuum polarization, then Z3−1 (where Z3 is the photon wave-function renormalization constant) diverges like a single power of the logarithm of an ultraviolet cutoff in all orders of perturbation theory. The implication of this result upon the possible finiteness of ordinary quantum electrodynamics is discussed.References(8)
Figures(0)