Almost radial gauge

DOI10.1007/S00023-022-01157-1arXiv2107.02044MaRDI QIDQ6372012FDOQ6372012

Authors: Andrzej Herdegen 

Publication date: 5 July 2021

Abstract: An almost radial gauge $A^{m}athrmar$ of the electromagnetic potential is constructed for which $xcdot{A}^{m}athrmar(x)$ vanishes arbitrarily fast in timelike directions. This potential is in the class introduced by Dirac with the purpose of forming gauge-invariant quantities in quantum electrodynamics. In quantum case the construction of smeared operators $A^{m}athrmar(K)$ is enabled by a natural extension of the free electromagnetic field algebra introduced earlier (represented in a Hilbert space). The space of possible smearing functions $K$ includes vector fields with the asymptotic spacetime behavior typical for scattered currents (the conservation condition in the whole spacetime need not be assumed). This construction is motivated by a possible application to the infrared problem in QED.

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Electromagnetic interaction; quantum electrodynamics (81V10)

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