Srednicki — Quantum Field Theory · Problem 9.3

Canonical Quantization of Scalar Fields — Mark Srednicki

Physics — QFT · complex-scalar-field-feynman-diagrams

Problem

Consider a complex scalar field (see problems 3.5, 5.1, and 8.7) with L=L0+L1\mathcal{L} = \mathcal{L}_0 + \mathcal{L}_1, where L0=−∂μφ†∂μφ−m2φ†φ,L1=−14Zλλ(φ†φ)2+Lct,Lct=−(Zφ−1)∂μφ†∂μφ−(Zm−1)m2φ†φ.\begin{aligned} \mathcal{L}_0 &= -\partial^\mu\varphi^\dagger\partial_\mu\varphi - m^2\varphi^\dagger\varphi , \\ \mathcal{L}_1 &= -\tfrac{1}{4}Z_\lambda\lambda(\varphi^\dagger\varphi)^2 + \mathcal{L}_{\mathrm{ct}} , \\ \mathcal{L}_{\mathrm{ct}} &= -(Z_\varphi-1)\partial^\mu\varphi^\dagger\partial_\mu\varphi - (Z_m-1)m^2\varphi^\dagger\varphi . \end{aligned} This theory has two kinds of sources, JJ and J†J^\dagger, and so we need a way to tell which is which when we draw the diagrams. Rather than labeling the source blobs with a JJ or J†J^\dagger, we will indicate which is which by putting an arrow on the attached propagator that points towards the source if it is a J†J^\dagger, and away from the source if it is a JJ. a) What kind of vertex appears in the diagrams for this theory, and what is the associated vertex factor? Hint: your answer should involve those arrows! b) Ignoring the counterterms, draw all the connected diagrams with 1≤E≤41 \leq E \leq 4 and 0≤V≤20 \leq V \leq 2, and find their symmetry factors. Hint: the arrows are important!

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