Proper time and path integral representations for the commutation function

DOI10.1063/1.531559MaRDI QIDQ5284780zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors S. P. Gavrilov, D. M. Gitman

Publication date 4 May 1997

Published in Journal of Mathematical Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9603189

zbMATH Keywords

external electromagnetic fieldcommutation functionFock formulalight cone singularitiesquantized spinor field

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

PDEs in connection with quantum mechanics (35Q40) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

Abstract: On the example of the quantized spinor field, interacting with arbitrary external electromagnetic field, the commutation function is studied. It is shown that a proper time representation is available in any dimensions. Using it, all the light cone singularities of the function are found explicitly, generalizing the Fock formula in four dimensions, and a path integral representation is constructed.

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