Srednicki — Quantum Field Theory · Problem 59.1

Canonical Quantization of Scalar Fields — Mark Srednicki

Physics — QFT · compton-scattering

Problem

Compute ⟨∣T∣2⟩\langle|\mathcal{T}|^2\rangle for Compton scattering, e−γ→e−γe^-\gamma \to e^-\gamma. You should find that your result is the same as that for e+e−→γγe^+e^- \to \gamma\gamma, but with s↔ts \leftrightarrow t, and an extra overall minus sign. This is an example of crossing symmetry; there is an overall minus sign for each fermion that is moved from the initial to the final state.

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