Comparison of quantum field perturbation theory for the light front with the theory in lorentz coordinates
Abstract
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The relationship between the perturbation theory in light-front coordinates and Lorentz-covariant perturbation theory is investigated. A method for finding the difference between separate terms of the corresponding series without their explicit evaluation is proposed. A procedure of constructing additional counter-terms to the canonical Hamiltonian that compensate this difference at any finite order is proposed. For the Yukawa model, the light-front Hamiltonian with all of these counter-terms is obtained in a closed form. Possible application of this approach to gauge theories is discussed.
LaTex 2.09, 20 pages, 5 figures
LaTex 2.09, 20 pages, 5 figures