The covariant-evolution-operator method in bound-state QED

Physics Reports

Volumn 389, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 161-261

  Lindgren, Ingvar ^a   Salomonson, Sten ^a   Åsén, Björn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Covariant time evolution operator; Electron self energy; Gell Mann Low formula; Many body perturbation theory; Quantum electrodynamics; Quasi degeneracy; S matrix; Screened self energy; Time evolution operator; Two photon exchange; Two times Green's function; Vacuum polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 0346272854     PISSN: 03701573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physrep.2003.09.004     Document Type: Review

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