Ground state properties in non-relativistic QED

We discuss recent results concerning the ground state of non-relativistic quantum electrodynamics as a function of a magnetic coupling constant or the fine structure constant, obtained by the authors in [12,13,14].Comment: 6 Pages, contribution to the Proceedings of the Conference QMath 11 held in Hradec Kralove (Czechia) in September 201

Hamiltonian light-front field theory within an AdS/QCD basis

Non-perturbative Hamiltonian light-front quantum field theory presents opportunities and challenges that bridge particle physics and nuclear physics. Fundamental theories, such as Quantum Chromodynmamics (QCD) and Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) offer the promise of great predictive power spanning phenomena on all scales from the microscopic to cosmic scales, but new tools that do not rely exclusively on perturbation theory are required to make connection from one scale to the next. We outline recent theoretical and computational progress to build these bridges and provide illustrative results for nuclear structure and quantum field theory. As our framework we choose light-front gauge and a basis function representation with two-dimensional harmonic oscillator basis for transverse modes that corresponds with eigensolutions of the soft-wall AdS/QCD model obtained from light-front holography.Comment: To appear in the proceedings of Light-Cone 2009: Relativistic Hadronic and Particle Physics, July 8-13, 2009, Sao Jose dos Campos, Brazi

Quantum Effects of a Spacetime Varying alpha on the Propagation of Electrically Charged Fermions

A spacetime-varying fine structure constant alpha(x^mu) could generate quantum corrections in some of the coefficients of the Lorentz-violating standard model extension (SME) associated with electrically charged fermions. The quantum corrections depend on d_mu alpha, the spacetime gradient of the fine structure constant. Lorentz-violating operators involving fermions arise from the one-loop corrections to the quantum electrodynamics (QED) vertex function and fermion self-energy. Both g^(lambda mu nu) and c^(mu nu) terms are generated, at O(d_mu alpha) and O[(d_mu alpha)^2], respectively. The g^(lambda mu nu) terms so generated are different in the vertex and self-energy, which represents a radiatively induced violation of gauge invariance.Comment: 12 page

Decoupling the NLO coupled QED ⊗\otimes QCD, DGLAP evolution equations,Using Laplace Transform Method

We analytically solved the QED $\otimes$ QCD coupled DGLAP evolution equations at leading order (LO) quantum electrodynamics (QED) and next to leading order (NLO) quantum chromodynamics (QCD) approximations, using the Laplace transform method and then computed the proton structure function in terms of the unpolarized parton distributions functions. Our analyitical solutions for parton densities are in good agreement with those from APFEL (A PDF Evolution Library) (Computer Physics Communications 185, 1647-1668 (2014)) and CT14QED (Phys. Rev. D 93, 114015 (2016)) global parameterizations. We also compared the proton structure function, $F_{2}^{p}(x,Q^{2})$, with experimental data released by the ZEUS and H1 collaborations at HERA. There is a nice agreement between them in the range of low and high x and $Q^{2}$.Comment: 16 pages, 7 figure

Electron Mass Anomalous Dimension at O(1/N^2_f) in Quantum Electrodynamics

The critical exponent corresponding to the renormalization of the composite operator $\bar{\psi}\psi$ is computed in quantum electrodynamics at O(1/\Nf^2) in arbitrary dimensions and covariant gauge at the non-trivial zero of the $\beta$-function in the large \Nf expansion and the exponent corresponding to the anomalous dimension of the electron mass which is a gauge independent object is deduced. Expanding in powers of $\epsilon$ $=$ $2$ $-$ $d/2$ we check it is consistent with the known three loop perturbative structure and determine the subsequent coefficients in the coupling constantComment: 12 pages (latex), 1 figure (available from author on request), LTH-31