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Subatomic Physics: Particle Physics Lecture 3: Quantum Electro-Dynamics & Feynman Diagrams 6th November 2009 Antimatter Feynman Diagram and Feynman Rules Quantum description of electromagnetism Virtual Particles Yukawa Potential for QED 1 Schrödinger and Klein Gordon ˆ E = i t ˆ p = i Ψ E ( r,t)= ψ E ( r) exp {iEt/} However for particles near the speed of light E 2 =p 2 c 2 +m 2 c 4 Solutions with a fixed energy, Ep=+(p 2 c 2 +m 2 c 4 ) ! , and three-momentum, p: Ψ( r,t)= N exp {i( p · r E p t)/} Also solutions with a negative energy, En="Ep = "(p 2 c 2 +m 2 c 4 ) ! , and momentum, !p: Negative energy solutions are a direct result of E 2 =p 2 c 2 +m 2 c 4 . We interpret these as anti-particles Quantum mechanics describes momentum and energy in terms of operators: E=p 2 /2m gives time-dependent Schödinger: The solution with a definite energy, E: Ψ ( r,t)= N exp {i( p · r + E p t)/} 2 2m 2 Ψ( r,t)= i t Ψ( r,t) 2 2 t 2 Ψ( r,t)= 2 c 2 2 Ψ( r,t)+ m 2 c 4 Ψ( r,t) Klein-Gordon equation is non- examinable 2

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Subatomic Physics:

Particle PhysicsLecture 3: Quantum Electro-Dynamics & Feynman Diagrams

6th November 2009

Antimatter

Feynman Diagram and Feynman Rules

Quantum description of electromagnetism

Virtual Particles

Yukawa Potential for QED

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Schrödinger and Klein Gordon

E = i� ∂

∂t�p = −i��∇

ΨE(�r, t) = ψE(�r) exp {−iEt/�}

• However for particles near the speed of light E2=p2c2+m2c4 ⇒

• Solutions with a fixed energy, Ep=+(p2c2+m2c4)!, and three-momentum, p:

Ψ(�r, t) = N exp {i(�p · �r − Ept)/�}• Also solutions with a negative energy, En="Ep = "(p2c2+m2c4)!, and momentum, !p:

• Negative energy solutions are a direct result of E2=p2c2+m2c4.

• We interpret these as anti-particles

• Quantum mechanics describes momentum and energy in terms of operators:

• E=p2/2m gives time-dependent Schödinger:

• The solution with a definite energy, E:

Ψ∗(�r, t) = N∗ exp {i(−�p · �r + Ept)/�}

− �2

2m∇2Ψ(�r, t) = i� ∂

∂tΨ(�r, t)

−�2 ∂2

∂t2Ψ(�r, t) = −�2c2∇2Ψ(�r, t) + m2c4Ψ(�r, t)

Klein-Gordon equation is non-

examinable2

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Antimatter

Dirac Interpretation:

• The vacuum is composed of negative energy levels with E<0. Each level is filled with two electrons of opposite spin: the “Dirac Sea”.

• A “hole” in the sea with charge "e and E<0, appears as a state with charge +e and E>0.

• This idea lead Dirac to predict the positron, discovered in 1931.

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≡Feynman-Stueckelberg Interpretation:

• negative energy particles moving backwards in space and time correspond to...

• positive energy antiparticles moving forward in space and time

Ψe−(−r,−t) ∝ exp−i/��(−E)(−t)− (−p) · (−r)

Ψe+(+r,+t) ∝ exp−i/��(+E)(+t)− (+p) · (+r)

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Feynman Diagrams• A Feynman diagram is a pictorial representation of a

particular process (decay or scattering) at a particular order in perturbation theory.

• Feynman diagrams can be used to represent and calculate the matrix elements, M, for scattering and decays.

• Feynman diagrams are very useful and powerful tools. We will use them a lot in this course. We use them a lot in our research!

Richard Feynman receiving the 1967 Noble prize in

physics for his invention of this technique.

Conventions• Time flows from left to right (occasionally upwards)

• Fermions are solid lines with arrows• Anti-fermion are solid lines with backward pointing arrows. • Bosons are wavy (or dashed) lines

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

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time

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Quantum Electrodynamics (QED)

Classical electromagnetism:

• Force between charged particle arise from the electric field

• act instantaneously at a distance

Quantum Picture:

• Force between charged particle described by exchange of photons.

• Strength of interaction is related to charge of particles interacting.

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4π�0r2

e.g. electon-proton scattering ep#eppropagated by the exchange of

photonscharge of electron

charge of proton

photon propagator

M(ep→ ep) ∝ e · 1q2 −m2

γ

· eFeynman rules:

• Vertex term: each photon!charged particle interaction gives a factor of fermion charge, Q.

• Propagator term: each photon gives a factor of where is the photon four-momentum.

• Matrix element is proportional to product of vertex and propagator terms.

q1/(q2 −m2

γ) = 1/q2

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Basic electromagnetic process:

• Initial state charged fermion (e, µ, $ or quark + anti-particles)

• Absorption or emission of a photon

• Final state charged fermion

Examples: e"#e"% ; e"%#e"

Mathematically, EM interactions are described by a term for the interaction vertex and a term for the photon propagator

Electromagnetic Vertex

√α

QED Conservation Laws

• Momentum, energy and charge is conserved at each vertex

• Fermion flavour (e, µ, $, u, d ...) is conserved: e.g. u#u% allowed, c#u% forbidden

Coupling strength

• Matrix element is proportional to the fermion charge:

• Alternatively use the fine structure constant, &

⇒ strength of the coupling at the vertex is

α =e2

4π�0�c=

e2

4π≈ 1

137

M ∝ e

∝√

α

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The force between two charged particles is propagated by virtual photons.

• A particle is virtual when its four-momentum squared, does not equal its rest mass:

• Allowed due to Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle: can borrow energy to create particle if energy ('E=mc2) repaid within time ('t), where "E"t # (

Virtual Particles

• In QED interactions mass of photon propagator is non-zero.

• Only intermediate photons may be virtual. Final state ones must be real!

Example: electron-positron scattering creating a muon pair: e+e"#µ+µ".

q

p1

p3

p4

p2

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

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• Four momentum conservation:

• Momentum transferred by the photon is:

• Squaring,

p1

+ p2

= p3

+ p4

q = (p1

+ p2) = (p

3+ p

4)

q2 = (p1)2 + (p

2)2 + 2p

1· p

2

= 2m2e + 2(E1E2 − �p1 · �p2) > 0q2 �= m2

γ

m2X �= E2

X − �p 2X

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• QED is formulated from time dependent perturbation theory.

• Perturbation series: break up the problem into a piece we can solve exactly plus a small correction.

• e.g. for e+e"#µ+µ" scattering.

• Many more diagrams have to be considered for a accurate prediction of !(e+e"#µ+µ").

• As & is small the lowest order in the expansion dominates, and the series quickly converges!

• For most of the course, we will only consider lowest order contributions to processes.

Perturbation Theory

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

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Lowest Order

|M|2 ∝ α2

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

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2nd Order

+ ...|M|2 ∝ α4

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

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3rd Order

+ ...

|M|2 ∝ α6

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• Any test charge will feel the e+e" pairs: true charge of the electron is screened.

• At higher energy (shorter distances) the test charge can see the “bare” charge of the electron.

QED Coupling Constant• Strength of interaction between electron and photon

• However, & �s not really a constant...

• An electron is never alone:

• it emits virtual photons, these can convert to electron positron pairs...

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Running of

! specifies the strength of the interaction

between an electron and photon.

! BUT isn’t a constant

Consider a free electron: Quantum fluctuations lead to a

‘cloud’ of virtual electron/positron pairs

-e

γ γ

γ γ

γ

-e

-e

-e

-e

+e

+e+e

this is just one of

many (an infinite set)

such diagrams.

! The vacuum acts like a dielectric medium

! The virtual pairs are polarized

! At large distances the bare electron charge is screened.

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Test Charge

At large R test chargesees screened e

- charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+ Test Charge

At small R test chargesees bare e

- charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

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Running of

! specifies the strength of the interaction

between an electron and photon.

! BUT isn’t a constant

Consider a free electron: Quantum fluctuations lead to a

‘cloud’ of virtual electron/positron pairs

-e

γ γ

γ γ

γ

-e

-e

-e

-e

+e

+e+e

this is just one of

many (an infinite set)

such diagrams.

! The vacuum acts like a dielectric medium

! The virtual pairs are polarized

! At large distances the bare electron charge is screened.

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+

Test Charge

At large R test chargesees screened e

- charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

+

+

+

+

+

+ Test Charge

At small R test chargesees bare e

- charge

-

-

-

-

-

-

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∝ α =e2

4π�0≈ 1

137

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energy and distance

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Yukawa PotentialThe quantum and classical descriptions of electromagnetism should agree.

Yukawa developed theory whereby exchange of bosons describes force / potential.

• Klein-Gordon equation:

• Non-time dependent solutions obey:

• Spherically symmetric solutions of this are:

• Interpret this as a potential, V, caused by a particle of mass, m.

• For electromagnetic force, m=0, g=e.

• Potential felt by a charged particle due to the exchange of a photon.

∇2Ψ(�r) =m2c2

�2Ψ(�r)

V (r) = − g2

4πrexp

�− r

R

�with R =

�mc

Ψ(|�r |) = − g2

4πrexp

�−mc

� |�r |�

VEM(r) = − e2

4πr

−�2 ∂2

∂t2Ψ(�r, t) = −�2c2∇2Ψ(�r, t) + m2c4Ψ(�r, t)

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• Elastic electron-proton scattering: e"p#e"p

• Momentum transferred to photon from e":

• Rutherford scattering: e" Au#e" Au, can neglect recoil of the gold atoms: E=Ei=Ef

QED Scattering Examples

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i)2 = p2

f+ p2

i− 2p

f· p

i

= 2m2e − 2(EfEi − |�pf ||�pi| cos θ)

≈ −4EfEi sin2(θ/2)

σ ∝ |M|2 ∝ e4

q4=

16π2α2

q4

M ∝ e2

q2=

4πα

q2

σ ∝ Z2π2α2

E4 sin4(θ/2)

• Inelastic e"e+#µ+µ"

• Momentum transferred by photon:

• For this situation need full density of states, ), (which we won’t do...)

σ =16πE2

3|M|2 =

4πα2

3s

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Higher Orders

So far only considered lowest order term in the

perturbation series. Higher order terms also

contribute

Lowest Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+γ

Second Order:

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

e-

e+

µ-

µ+

+....

Third Order:

+....

Second order suppressed by relative to first

order. Provided is small, i.e. perturbation issmall, lowest order dominates.

Dr M.A. Thomson Lent 2004

q2 = (pe+

+ pe−

)2 = s

M ∝ e2

s2=

4πα

s2

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Relativistic quantum mechanics predicts negative energy particles: antiparticles. Two interpretations: • a negative energy particle travelling backwards in time.• a ‘hole’ in a vacuum filled with negative energy states.

Quantum Electro Dynamics (QED) is the quantum mechanical description of the electromagnetic force.Electromagnetic force propagated by virtual photons:

Feynman diagrams can be used to illustrate QED processes. Use Feynman rules to calculate the matrix element, M.

All QED interactions are described by a fermion-fermion-photon vertex:• Strength of the vertex is the charge of the fermion, Qf.

• Fermion flavour and energy-momentum are conserved at vertex.The photon propagator ~ where is the 4-momentum transferred by the photon.M is proportional to product of vertex and propagator terms.

Summary of Lecture 3

1/q2 q

q2 �= m2γ

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