Path integral quantization of electrodynamics in dielectric media
High Energy Physics - Theory
2008-11-26 v2
Abstract
In the present paper we study the Faddeev-Popov path integral quantization of electrodynamics in an inhomogenious dielectric medium. We quantize all polarizations of the photons and introduce the corresponding ghost fields. Using the heat kernel technique, we express the heat kernel coefficients in terms of the dielectricity and calculate the ultra violet divergent terms in the effective action. No cancellation between ghosts and "non-physical" degrees of freedom of the photon is observed.
Cite
@article{arxiv.hep-th/9709084,
title = {Path integral quantization of electrodynamics in dielectric media},
author = {M. Bordag and K. Kirsten and D. V. Vassilevich},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9709084},
year = {2008}
}
Comments
10 pages, Latex, submitted to J.Phys.A, revised (a misprint in the bibliography)