Physics – High Energy Physics – High Energy Physics - Theory
Scientific paper
2004-08-02
Int.J.Theor.Phys. 46 (2007) 70-101
Physics
High Energy Physics
High Energy Physics - Theory
minor extensions, version submitted for publication
Scientific paper
10.1007/s10773-006-9199-8
A covariant quantization scheme employing reducible representations of canonical commutation relations with positive-definite metric and Hermitian four-potentials is tested on the example of quantum electrodynamic fields produced by a classical current. The scheme implies a modified but very physically looking Hamiltonian. We solve Heisenberg equations of motion and compute photon statistics. Poisson statistics naturally occurs and no infrared divergence is found even for pointlike sources. Classical fields produced by classical sources can be obtained if one computes coherent-state averages of Heisenberg-picture operators. It is shown that the new form of representation automatically smears out pointlike currents. We discuss in detail Poincar\'e covariance of the theory and the role of Bogoliubov transformations for the issue of gauge invariance. The representation we employ is parametrized by a number that is related to R\'enyi's $\alpha$. It is shown that the ``Shannon limit" $\alpha\to 1$ plays here a role of correspondence principle with the standard regularized formalism.
Czachor Marek
Naudts Jan
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