Solving the Bethe - Salpeter Equation in Minkowski Space: Scalar Theories and Beyond

DOI10.1071/P96053zbMATH Open1024.81503arXivhep-ph/9601364OpenAlexW3100110141MaRDI QIDQ4778960FDOQ4778960

Authors: K. Kusaka, K. M. Simpson, Anthony G. Williams 

Publication date: 4 June 2003

Published in: Australian Journal of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: The Bethe-Salpeter equation (BSE) for bound states in scalar theories is reformulated and solved in terms of a generalized spectral representation directly in Minkowski space. This differs from the conventional approach, where the BSE is solved in Euclidean space after a Wick rotation. For all but the lowest-order (i.e., ladder) approximation to the scattering kernel, the {it naive} Wick rotation is invalid. Our approach generates the vertex function and Bethe-Salpeter amplitude for the entire allowed range of momenta, whereas these cannot be directly obtained from the Euclidean space solution. Our method is quite general and can be applied even in cases where the Wick rotation is not possible.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-ph/9601364

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zbMATH Keywords

Wick rotationscattering kernel

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

(2)-body potential quantum scattering theory (81U05) Bethe-Salpeter and other integral equations arising in quantum theory (81Q40)

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