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Study of QED singular properties for variable gyromagnetic ratio $g\simeq 2$

High Energy Physics - Theory 2023-04-06 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

Using the external field method, {\it i.e.\/} evaluating the effective action VeffV_{\mathrm{eff}} for an arbitrarily strong constant and homogeneous field, we explore nonperturbative properties of QED allowing arbitrary gyromagnetic ratio gg. We find a cusp at g=2g = 2 in: a) The QED b0b_0-renormalization group coefficient, and in the infinite wavelength limit in b) a subclass containing the pseudoscalar P2n=(EB)2n{\cal P}^{2n}= (\vec E\cdot\vec B)^{2n} of light-light scattering coefficients. Properties of b0b_0 imply for certain domains of gg asymptotic freedom in an Abelian theory.

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@article{arxiv.2212.13165,
  title  = {Study of QED singular properties for variable gyromagnetic ratio $g\simeq 2$},
  author = {Johann Rafelski and Stefan Evans and Lance Labun},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.13165},
  year   = {2023}
}

Comments

12 pages, 3 figures. This paper builds on the work in arXiv:1205.1835, motivated by recent advances in the Dirac-Pauli-based QED effective action, and with extended author list