A kind of model of quantum electrodynamics with nonlocal interaction

TL;DR

This paper introduces a nonlocal quantum electrodynamics model that maintains key physical principles like Lorentz and gauge invariance, and reduces to standard QED in certain limits, offering a new framework for understanding electromagnetic interactions.

Contribution

The paper develops a nonlocal QED model that preserves fundamental symmetries and derives its quantum theory using established formalism, extending traditional local QED.

Findings

Model obeys action principle and fundamental equations

Maintains Lorentz and gauge invariance

Reduces to local QED under certain limits

Abstract

We present a kind of model of quantum electrodynamics with nonlocal interaction, all the action and the equations of motion of charged particle and electromagnetic field are given. The main characteristics of the theory are: the model obeys the action principle; free charged particle and free electromagnetic field obey the Dirac equation and the Maxwell equation of free fields, respectively; for the case of interaction, both the equations of motion of charged particle and electromagnetic field lead to the normal current conservation naturally; the theory is Lorentz invariant and gauge invariant, and returns to the conventional local QED under appropriate limit conditions. Taking advantage of the Yang-Feldman equations and the Lehmann-Symanzik- Zimmermann formalism, we establish the corresponding quantum theory.