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An Introduction to Light-Front Dynamics for Pedestrians
High Energy Physics - Phenomenology · Submitted 4 Dec 1996
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The authors' main claim Simple examples of tree level Hamiltonians constructed by power counting are provided and finally the idea of reducing the number of free parameters in the theory by appealing to symmetries is illustrated using a tree level example in Yukawa theory.
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In these lectures we hope to provide an elementary introduction to selected topics in light-front dynamics. Starting from the study of free field theories of scalar boson, fermion, and massless vector boson, the canonical field commutators and propagators in the instant and front forms are compared and contrasted. Poincare algebra is described next where the explicit expressions for the Poincare generators of free scalar theory in terms of the field operators and Fock space operators are also given. Next, to illustrate the idea of Fock space description of bound states and to analyze some of the simple relativistic features of bound systems without getting into the wilderness of light-front renormalization, Quantum Electrodynamics in one space - one time dimensions is discussed along with the consideration of anomaly in this model. Lastly, light-front power counting is discussed. One of the consequences of light-front power counting in the simple setting of one space - one time dimensions is illustrated using massive Thirring model. Next, motivation for light-front power counting is discussed and power assignments for dynamical variables in three plus one dimensions are given. Simple examples of tree level Hamiltonians constructed by power counting are provided and finally the idea of reducing the number of free parameters in the theory by appealing to symmetries is illustrated using a tree level example in Yukawa theory.
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| s0 | In these lectures we hope to provide an elementary introduction to selected topics in light-front dynamics. | contribution 0.77 | 0.37 | 0.04 | hedged possibility 0.65 |
| s1 | Starting from the study of free field theories of scalar boson, fermion, and massless vector boson, the canonical field commutators and propagators in the instant and front forms are compared and contrasted. | method 0.54 | 0.62 | 0.03 | asserted 0.97 |
| s2 | Poincare algebra is described next where the explicit expressions for the Poincare generators of free scalar theory in terms of the field operators and Fock space operators are also given. | contribution 0.71 | 0.60 | 0.02 | asserted 0.99 |
| s3 | Next, to illustrate the idea of Fock space description of bound states and to analyze some of the simple relativistic features of bound systems without getting into the wilderness of light-front renormalization, Quantum Electrodynamics in one space - one time dimensions is discussed along with the consideration of anomaly in this model. | contribution 0.57 | 0.49 | 0.03 | asserted 0.92 |
| s4 | Lastly, light-front power counting is discussed. | contribution 0.86 | 0.57 | 0.03 | asserted 0.70 |
| s5 | One of the consequences of light-front power counting in the simple setting of one space - one time dimensions is illustrated using massive Thirring model. | contribution 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.07 | asserted 0.98 |
| s6 | Next, motivation for light-front power counting is discussed and power assignments for dynamical variables in three plus one dimensions are given. | contribution 0.57 | 0.61 | 0.04 | asserted 0.86 |
| s7 | Simple examples of tree level Hamiltonians constructed by power counting are provided and finally the idea of reducing the number of free parameters in the theory by appealing to symmetries is illustrated using a tree level example in Yukawa theory. | contribution 0.77 | 0.66 | 0.10 | asserted 0.99 |
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In these lectures we hope to provide an elementary introduction to selected topics in light-front dynamics. Starting from the study of free field theories of scalar boson, fermion, and massless vector boson, the canonical field commutators and propagators in the instant and front forms are compared and contrasted. Poincare algebra is described next where the explicit expressions for the Poincare generators of free scalar theory in terms of the field operators and Fock space operators are also given. Next, to illustrate the idea of Fock space description of bound states and to analyze some of the simple relativistic features of bound systems without getting into the wilderness of light-front renormalization, Quantum Electrodynamics in one space - one time dimensions is discussed along with the consideration of anomaly in this model. Lastly, light-front power counting is discussed. One of the consequences of light-front power counting in the simple setting of one space - one time dimensions is illustrated using massive Thirring model. Next, motivation for light-front power counting is discussed and power assignments for dynamical variables in three plus one dimensions are given. Simple examples of tree level Hamiltonians constructed by power counting are provided and finally the idea of reducing the number of free parameters in the theory by appealing to symmetries is illustrated using a tree level example in Yukawa theory.
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Now using the meson Fock-state of Eq. ([ref]) and quark field operators from Ref. [ref] , the overlap form of the unpolarized quark PDF $f(x)$ is found to be, [equation] Now, using the spin wave functions Eq. ([ref]), the explicit form of the quark PDF is found to be [equation] One can obtain the antiquark PDF $f_q̅(x)$ by using the momentum sum rule as $f_q(1-x)$.
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This is the idea of the light front approach, which has been put forward by Dirac [ref] and has been extensively developed in the context of QCD and field theories in Minkowski spacetime leading to interesting results in describing their quantum properties (see [ref] for reviews).
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The lecture notes by Harindranath could also be very helpful [ref] .
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