Radiation and reaction at one loop

Autor: Asaad Elkhidir, Donal O’Connell, Matteo Sergola, Ingrid A. Vazquez-Holm
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol 2024, Iss 7, Pp 1-66 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1029-8479
DOI: 10.1007/JHEP07(2024)272
Popis: Abstract We study classical radiation fields at next-to-leading order using the methods of scattering amplitudes. The fields of interest to us are sourced when two massive, point-like objects scatter inelastically, and can be computed from one-loop amplitudes. The real and imaginary parts of the amplitudes play important but physically distinct roles in the radiation field. We argue that the imaginary part captures the effects of radiation reaction. This aspect of radiation reaction is directly linked to cuts of one-loop amplitudes which expose Compton trees. We also discuss the fascinating interplay between renormalisation, radiation reaction and classical field theory from this perspective.
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