Scattering matrix in external field problems

DOI10.1063/1.531609zbMATH Open0885.47029arXivhep-th/9509034OpenAlexW2044738919MaRDI QIDQ5284833FDOQ5284833

Authors: Edwin Langmann, Jouko Mickelsson 

Publication date: 26 April 1998

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

Abstract: We discuss several aspects of second quantized scattering operators $hatS$ for fermions in external time dependent fields. We derive our results on a general, abstract level having in mind as a main application potentials of the Yang--Mills type and in various dimensions. We present a new and powerful method for proving existence of $hatS$ which is also applicable to other situations like external gravitational fields. We also give two complementary derivations of the change of phase of the scattering matrix under generalized gauge transformations which can be used whenever our method of proving existence of $hatS$ applies. The first is based on a causality argument i.e. $hatS$ (including phase) is determined from a time evolution, and the second exploits the geometry of certain infinite-dimensional group extensions associated with the second quantization of 1-particle operators. As a special case we obtain a Hamiltonian derivation of the the axial Fermion-Yang-Mills anomaly and the Schwinger terms related to it via the descent equations, which is on the same footing and traces them back to a common root.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9509034

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zbMATH Keywords

Yang-Mills potentialsfermions in time-dependent fieldssecond quantized scattering operator

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of operator theory in the physical sciences (47N50) Yang-Mills and other gauge theories in quantum field theory (81T13) Scattering theory of linear operators (47A40) (S)-matrix theory, etc. in quantum theory (81U20)

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