Analytic Properties of Transition Amplitudes in Perturbation Theory
- 15 September 1959
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 115 (6), 1741-1751
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.115.1741
Abstract
The analytic properties of two-particle transition amplitudes as functions of both energy and momentum transfer are examined in perturbation theory. The modified Nambu representation previously proposed by the author for expressing these properties is discussed in a little more detail. It is shown that, as long as the masses do not satisfy certain inequalities connected with the existence of anomalous thresholds, the fourthorder terms, calculated in the usual manner, satisfy the representation. The spectral functions are calculated explicitly for spinless particles. The proof can be extended to the sixth order, but is not worked out here. The modifications necessary when there exist anomalous thresholds are mentioned.Keywords
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