Feynman checkers: lattice quantum field theory with real time

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Main Authors: Skopenkov, Mikhail, Ustinov, Alexey
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Published: 2022
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author Skopenkov, Mikhail
Ustinov, Alexey
author_facet Skopenkov, Mikhail
Ustinov, Alexey
contents We present a new completely elementary model that describes the creation, annihilation, and motion of non-interacting electrons and positrons along a line. It is a modification of the model known under the names Feynman checkers or one-dimensional quantum walk. It can be viewed as a six-vertex model with certain complex weights of the vertices. The discrete model is consistent with the continuum quantum field theory, namely, reproduces the known expected charge density as the lattice step tends to zero. It is exactly solvable in terms of hypergeometric functions. We introduce interaction resembling Fermi's theory and establish perturbation expansion.
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spellingShingle Feynman checkers: lattice quantum field theory with real time
Skopenkov, Mikhail
Ustinov, Alexey
Mathematical Physics
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
81T25, 81T27, 81T40, 82B20, 82B23, 33C45
We present a new completely elementary model that describes the creation, annihilation, and motion of non-interacting electrons and positrons along a line. It is a modification of the model known under the names Feynman checkers or one-dimensional quantum walk. It can be viewed as a six-vertex model with certain complex weights of the vertices. The discrete model is consistent with the continuum quantum field theory, namely, reproduces the known expected charge density as the lattice step tends to zero. It is exactly solvable in terms of hypergeometric functions. We introduce interaction resembling Fermi's theory and establish perturbation expansion.
title Feynman checkers: lattice quantum field theory with real time
topic Mathematical Physics
Classical Analysis and ODEs
Combinatorics
81T25, 81T27, 81T40, 82B20, 82B23, 33C45
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2208.14247