PHYSEDH13 - Relativistic Quantum Mechanics

Assignment
Quantum Field Theory
Due date: 23.5.2019

Problem 1
Considering the Lorenz gauge, determine the following equal-time (x0 = y 0 ) commutators for the electric and
magnetic fields:

(a) [B i (x), E j (y)]

(b) [B i (x), B j (y)]
(c) [E i (x), E j (y)]

Problem 2
Consider the following QED scattering process e− µ+ → e− µ+ in an ultrarelativistic limit.
(a) Write the expression for the corresponding amplitude using Feynman rules.

(b) Determine h|M |2 i averaging over all initial and final spin states.