Resolving Divergences for Electron-electron Scattering in QED

ORAL

Abstract

We begin with the Quantum Electrodynamic Hamiltonian, with specific emphasis on the Coulomb term. Given a system containing two electrons, we proceed to solve the Schrodinger equation using non-perturbative methods. For greater ease in computation, we constrain the system to one dimension. Additionally, since the Coulomb term contains an integral over an inverse square, we introduce a mollifier to produce numerically computable solutions. Lastly, we investigate the behavior of the eigen-energies and the dynamics of the system in the limit in which our mollifier approaches zero.

Authors

  • Jared Coleman

    BYU, Brigham Young University

  • Scott Glasgow

    BYU

  • Devin McGhie

    BYU, Brigham Young University