Effective action for QED(4) through zeta function regularization

Authors
Beneventano, CG Santangelo, EM
Citation
Cg. Beneventano et Em. Santangelo, Effective action for QED(4) through zeta function regularization, J MATH PHYS, 42(8), 2001, pp. 3260-3269
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JOURNAL OF MATHEMATICAL PHYSICS
ISSN journal
00222488 → ACNP
Volume
42
Issue
8
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3260 - 3269
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2488(200108)42:8<3260:EAFQTZ>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
We obtain, through zeta function methods, the one-loop effective action for massive Dirac fields in the presence of a uniform, but otherwise general, electromagnetic background. After discussing renormalization, we compare ou r zeta function result with Schwinger's proper-time approach. (C) 2001 Amer ican Institute of Physics.