Two-loop fermion self-energy in reduced quantum electrodynamics and application to the ultra-relativistic limit of graphene

Abstract

We compute the two-loop fermion self-energy in massless reduced quantum electrodynamics for an arbitrary gauge using the method of integration by parts. Focusing on the limit where the photon field is four-dimensional, our formula involves only recursively one-loop integrals and can therefore be evaluated exactly. From this formula, we deduce the anomalous scaling dimension of the fermion field as well as the renormalized fermion propagator up to two loops. The results are then applied to the ultra-relativistic limit of graphene and compared with similar results obtained for four-dimensional and three-dimensional quantum electrodynamics.

(v2) Accepted for publication in PRD. Footnote with reference added per referee's comment, other minor modifications. No change in results. 23 pages, 4 figures. (v1) LaTeX file with feynMF package. 23 pages, 4 figures

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