Optical theorem and indefinite metric in delta-theory
arXiv:2009.01342 · doi:10.1142/S0217751X20502140
Abstract
A class of effective field theory called delta-theory, which improves ultraviolet divergences in quantum field theory, is considered. We focus on a scalar model with a quartic self-interaction term and construct the delta theory by applying the so-called delta prescription. We quantize the theory using field variables that diagonalize the Lagrangian, which include a standard scalar field and a ghost or negative norm state. As well known, the indefinite metric may lead to the loss of unitary of the -matrix. We study the optical theorem and check the validity of the cutting equations for three processes at one-loop order, and found suppressed violations of unitarity in the delta coupling parameter of the order of .
arXiv comment7 pages, 4 figures
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