English

Point-form quantum field theory and meson form factors

Nuclear Theory 2009-01-16 v1

Abstract

We shortly review point-form quantum field theory, i.e. the canonical quantization of a relativistic field theory on a Lorentz-invariant surface of the form xμxμ=τ2x_\mu x^\mu = \tau^2. As an example of how point-form quantum field theory may enter the framework of relativistic quantum mechanics we discuss the calculation of the electromagnetic form factor of a confined quark-antiquark pair (e.g. the pion).

Keywords

Cite

@article{arxiv.0711.0654,
  title  = {Point-form quantum field theory and meson form factors},
  author = {E. P. Biernat and K. Fuchsberger and W. H. Klink and W. Schweiger},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0711.0654},
  year   = {2009}
}

Comments

3 pages, 2 figures. Based on a talk presented by W. Schweiger at the 20th European Conference on Few-Body Problems in Physics, September 10-14 2007, Pisa, Italy

R2 v1 2026-06-21T09:39:53.986Z