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Path-integral quantization of Galilean Fermi fields

High Energy Physics - Theory 2015-02-10 v3

Abstract

The Galilei-covariant fermionic field theories are quantized by using the path-integral method and five-dimensional Lorentz-like covariant expressions of non-relativistic field equations. Firstly, we review the five-dimensional approach to the Galilean Dirac equation, which leads to the Levy-Leblond equations, and define the Galilean generating functional and Green's functions for positive- and negative-energy/mass solutions. Then, as an example of interactions, we consider the quartic self-interacting potential λ(ΨˉΨ)2{\lambda} (\bar{\Psi} {\Psi})^2, and we derive expressions for the 2- and 4-point Green's functions. Our results are compatible with those found in the literature on non-relativistic many-body systems. The extended manifold allows for compact expressions of the contributions in (3+1)(3+1) space-time. This is particularly apparent when we represent the results with diagrams in the extended (4+1)(4+1) manifold, since they usually encompass more diagrams in Galilean (3+1)(3+1) space-time.

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@article{arxiv.0706.4106,
  title  = {Path-integral quantization of Galilean Fermi fields},
  author = {M. de Montigny and F. C. Khanna and F. M. Saradzhev},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0706.4106},
  year   = {2015}
}
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