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We derive some non-perturbative results in 1+1 and 2+1 dimensions within the context of the particle path-integral representation for a Dirac field propagator in the presence of an external field, in a formulation introduced by Migdal in 1986. We consider the specific properties of the path-integral expressions corresponding to the 1+1 and 2+1 dimensional cases, presenting a derivation of the chiral anomaly in the former and of the Chern-Simons current in the latter. We also discuss particle propagation in constant electromagnetic field backgrounds.
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We present different non-perturbative calculations within the context of Migdals representation for the propagator and effective action of quantum particles. We first calculate the exact propagators and effective actions for Dirac, scalar and Proca fields in the presence of constant electromagnetic fields, for an even-dimensional spacetime. Then we derive the propagator for a charged scalar field in a spacelike vortex (i.e., instanton) background, in a long-distance expansion, and the exact propagator for a massless Dirac field in 1+1 dimensions in an arbitrary background. Finally, we present an interpretation of the chiral anomaly in the present context, finding a condition that the paths must fulfil in order to have a non-vanishing anomaly.
Following the idea of Alekseev and Shatashvili we derive the path integral quantization of a modified relativistic particle action that results in the Feynman propagator of a free field with arbitrary spin. This propagator can be associated with the Duffin, Kemmer, and Petiau (DKP) form of a free field theory. We show explicitly that the obtained DKP propagator is equivalent to the standard one, for spins 0 and 1. We argue that this equivalence holds also for higher spins.
Through a very careful analysis of Diracs 1932 paper on the Lagrangian in Quantum Mechanics as well as the second and third editions of his classic book {it The Principles of Quantum Mechanics}, I show that Diracs contributions to the birth of the path-integral approach to quantum mechanics is not restricted to just his seminal demonstration of how Lagrangians appear naturally in quantum mechanics, but that Dirac should be credited for creating a path-integral which I call {it Dirac path-integral} which is far more general than Feynmans while possessing all its desirable features. On top of it, the Dirac path-integral is fully compatible with the inevitable quantisation ambiguities, while the Feynman path-integral can never have that full consistency. In particular, I show that the claim by Feynman that for infinitesimal time intervals, what Dirac thought were analogues were actually proportional can not be correct always. I have also shown the conection between Dirac path-integrals and the Schrodinger equation. In particular, it is shown that each choice of Dirac path-integral yields a {it quantum Hamiltonian} that is generically different from what the Feynman path-integral gives, and that all of them have the same {it classical analogue}. Diracs method of demonstrating the least action principle for classical mechanics generalizes in a most straightforward way to all the generalized path-integrals.
We exploit the Kallen-Lehman representation of the two-point Green function to prove that the gluon propagator cannot go to zero in the infrared limit. We are able to derive also the functional form of it. This means that current results on the lattice can be used to derive the scalar glueball spectrum to be compared both with experiments and different aimed lattice computations.
In quantum field theory the path integral is usually formulated in the wave picture, i.e., as a sum over field evolutions. This path integral is difficult to define rigorously because of analytic problems whose resolution may ultimately require knowledge of non-perturbative or even Planck scale physics. Alternatively, QFT can be formulated directly in the particle picture, namely as a sum over all multi-particle paths, i.e., over Feynman graphs. This path integral is well-defined, as a map between rings of formal power series. This suggests a program for determining which structures of QFT are provable for this path integral and thus are combinatorial in nature, and which structures are actually sensitive to analytic issues. For a start, we show that the fact that the Legendre transform of the sum of connected graphs yields the effective action is indeed combinatorial in nature and is thus independent of analytic assumptions. Our proof also leads to new methods for the efficient decomposition of Feynman graphs into $n$-particle irreducible (nPI) subgraphs.
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