1997/02/28 by F. E. Low · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Electron #Lamb shift #Omega #Photon #Physics #Quantum #Quantum Electrodynamics and Casimir Effect #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #Quantum electrodynamics #Quantum gravity #Quantum mechanics #Scattering #Spin (aerodynamics) #Stochastic electrodynamics #hep-th
paper · pdf · doi:10.1006/aphy.1998.5801
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arxiv created 1997/04/08 · openalex publication_date 1998/06/01 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
The existence of run-away solutions in classical and non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics is reviewed. It is shown that the less singular high energy behavior of relativistic spin 1/2 quantum electrodynamics precludes an analogous behavior in that theory. However, a Landau-like anomalous pole in the photon propagation function or in the electron-massive photon foward scattering amplitude would generate a new run-away, characterized by an energy scale omega ~ me exp (1/alpha). This contrasts with the energy scale omega ~ (me/alpha) associated with the classical and non-relativistic quantum run-aways.