Non-commutative field theory with twistor-like coordinates

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2007.09.014MaRDI QIDQ446842zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Tomasz R. Taylor

Publication date 8 September 2012

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0704.2071

zbMATH Keywords

four-dimensional Minkowski spacetimequantum field theory

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Spinor and twistor methods applied to problems in quantum theory (81R25) Noncommutative geometry methods in quantum field theory (81T75)

Abstract: We consider quantum field theory in four-dimensional Minkowski spacetime, with the position coordinates represented by twistors instead of the usual world-vectors. Upon imposing canonical commutation relations between twistors and dual twistors, quantum theory of fields described by non-holomorphic functions of twistor variables becomes manifestly non-commutative, with Lorentz symmetry broken by a time-like vector. We discuss the free field propagation and its impact on the short- and long-distance behavior of physical amplitudes in perturbation theory. In the ultraviolet limit, quantum field theories in twistor space are generically less divergent than their commutative counterparts. Furthermore, there is no infrared--ultraviolet mixing problem.

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