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Renormalization flow of QED.

Holger Gies1, Joerg Jaeckel

  • 1Institute for Theoretical Physics, Heidelberg University, Philosophenweg 16, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany.

Physical Review Letters
|September 28, 2004
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We confirm charge screening in quantum electrodynamics (QED) using the exact renormalization group. Spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking prevents a Landau pole, but suggests a maximal ultraviolet scale.

Area of Science:

  • * Quantum Field Theory
  • * High-Energy Physics
  • * Condensed Matter Physics

Background:

  • * Investigating quantum electrodynamics (QED) in the strong-coupling regime is crucial for understanding fundamental particle interactions.
  • * The exact renormalization group (ERG) provides a powerful nonperturbative framework for studying QED.
  • * Previous studies have explored the behavior of QED at high energies, with ongoing debate regarding charge screening and symmetry breaking.

Purpose of the Study:

  • * To investigate textbook QED within the exact renormalization group (ERG) framework.
  • * To analyze the impact of self-interactions on the nonperturbative running of the gauge coupling in the strong-coupling region.
  • * To examine the implications of spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking (chiSB) on the theory's ultraviolet behavior and coupling domains.

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Main Methods:

  • * Employing the exact renormalization group (ERG) to study QED.
  • * Analyzing the strong-coupling region to understand nonperturbative effects.
  • * Investigating fluctuation-induced photonic and fermionic self-interactions.
  • * Examining the role of spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking (chiSB).

Main Results:

  • * Findings confirm the triviality hypothesis of complete charge screening as the ultraviolet cutoff approaches infinity.
  • * The Landau pole is excluded from the physical coupling domain due to spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking (chiSB).
  • * A scale of maximal ultraviolet extension is predicted, comparable to the Landau pole scale.
  • * The chiSB phase, featuring a light fermion and Goldstone boson, exhibits trivial Yukawa coupling.

Conclusions:

  • * QED exhibits complete charge screening in the infinite ultraviolet cutoff limit.
  • * Spontaneous chiral-symmetry breaking plays a critical role in defining the physical domain of QED couplings.
  • * The theory predicts a finite maximal energy scale for its validity, even without a Landau pole.