Scattering in Time-Dependent Basis Light-Front Quantization
arXiv:1303.3273 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevD.88.065014
Abstract
We introduce a nonperturbative, first principles numerical approach for solving time-dependent problems in quantum field theory, using light-front quantization. As a first application we consider QED in a strong background field, and the process of non-linear Compton scattering in which an electron is excited by the background and emits a photon. We track the evolution of the quantum state as a function of time. Observables, such as the invariant mass of the electron-photon pair, are first checked against results from perturbation theory, for suitable parameters. We then proceed to a test case in the strong background field regime and discuss the various nonperturbative effects revealed by the approach.
Version 2: 25 pages, 8 figures. References updated, typos fixed, extended discussion of background field choice added
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