Anomaly and Condensate in the Light-Cone Schwinger Model

TL;DR

This paper investigates the axial anomaly and fermion condensate in the light-cone Schwinger model using path integral methods, providing a straightforward approach to calculating vacuum-dependent phenomena.

Contribution

It introduces a simple, direct path integral formalism for analyzing anomalies and condensates in the light-cone Schwinger model, enhancing computational efficiency.

Findings

Successful calculation of axial anomaly

Explicit fermion condensate results

Simplified formalism for vacuum phenomena

Abstract

The axial anomaly and fermion condensate in the light cone Schwinger model are studied following path integral methods. This formalism allows for a simple and direct calculation for these and other vacuum dependent phenomena.