Light-Cone Dynamics of Particles and Fields
Thomas Heinzl
TL;DR
This paper reviews the theoretical foundations and key applications of light-cone dynamics in relativistic particles and fields, emphasizing quantization, vacuum structure, and specific models like the Schwinger model.
Contribution
It provides a comprehensive overview of light-cone dynamics, including recent developments in quantization methods, vacuum analysis, and applications to particle physics models.
Findings
Clarification of light-cone quantization techniques
Insights into vacuum structure and spontaneous symmetry breaking
Analysis of the light-cone wave function of the pion
Abstract
We review the foundations as well as a number of important applications of light-cone dynamics. Topics covered are: relativistic particle dynamics, reparametrization invariance, Dirac's front form, light-cone quantization of fields via Schwinger's quantum action principle or Faddeev-Jackiw reduction, light-cone vacuum and wave functions, zero modes and spontaneous symmetry breaking, `t Hooft and Schwinger model, and the light-cone wave function of the pion.
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Taxonomy
TopicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity Theories · Black Holes and Theoretical Physics · Particle physics theoretical and experimental studies