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Derivation of the Conformal Ward Identity in Di Francesco et al
I am reading section 5.2.2. (titled The Conformal Ward Identity) from Conformal Field Theory by Di Francesco et al. The authors write
\begin{align}
\partial_\mu(\epsilon_\nu T^{\mu\nu}) &= \...
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Consequences for symmetries of the equations of motion in QFT
In general, if a Quantum Field Theory is described by a Lagrangian $\mathcal{L}$, the symmetries of $\mathcal{L}$ lead to classically conserved currents along the equations of motion and Ward ...
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Ward identity of correlation function
For (local) observables $\{O_i(x_i)\}^n_{i = 1}$, one defines the Ward identity as
$$\partial_{\mu}\langle j^{\mu}(x)\prod^n_{i = 1}O(x_i)\rangle = \sum^n_{i = 1}\delta(x-x_i)\langle O_1(x_1)\cdots\...
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Confusion regarding time ordering in the Ward Identity derivation
This question does not follow from reading any text, but I was watching Shiraz Minwalla's CFT lectures on YouTube. At 51:36 into the lecture, he raises the question that, as an operator statement, we ...
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Contact terms in Schwinger-Dyson equation and Ward-identity
I am reading Weigand's notes for the derivation of Ward-identity.
The Second last paragraph on page 133, says the following statement
"The Schwinger-Dyson equation and the Ward-identity show ...
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Derivation of Ward identity
Can we derive Ward identity from Noether current of a Lagrangian density, under the assumption that path integral measure is invariant?
Suppose that $\delta\psi(x) = \frac{d\hat{\psi}(x, \epsilon)}{d\...
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Meaning of a Feynman diagram in proof of Ward-Takahashi identity in chapter 7 of Peskin and Schroeder
I'm trying to understand what the external photon in this diagram (page 238 in P&S) corresponds to exactly. This diagram is supposed to be a contribution to the Fourier transform of a QED ...
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What are the conformal Ward identities associated with the correlation functions of the stress-energy tensor?
I found two papers on this matter, but am having trouble parsing the answer from either of them.
https://arxiv.org/abs/1911.05359
https://arxiv.org/abs/2108.06767
For that matter, what even are the ...
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Propagator and Ward identity in the $R_\xi$ gauge
The full gauge propagator in the $R_\xi$ gauge is
$$D_{\mu\nu} = \frac{i}{k^2+i\epsilon}\left(-g_{\mu\nu}+\frac{1-\xi}{k^2}k_\mu k_\nu\right).\tag{1}$$
Now if we take $\xi=0$, we get the Lorenz gauge, ...
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Different version of conformal Ward identity
In the book by Di Franceso, Mathieu, Senechal, equation (5.46) shows that (assuming $\bar\epsilon = 0$)
$$
(*) \qquad \langle \delta_{\epsilon, 0} \mathcal{O}\rangle
= - \oint_\infty \frac{dz}{2\pi i ...
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Charge renormalization using Ward identity
In Mandl & Shaw's Quantum Field Theory (p 181), the Ward identity
$$\frac{d\Sigma(p)}{dp_\mu} = \Lambda^\mu(p,p)\tag{9.60}$$
where $\Sigma(p)$ and $\Lambda^\mu (p^\prime,p)$ are respectively the ...
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Gauge invariance and Ward Identity?
I have to work on vacuum polarization and gauge contributions for a given problem.
I have to compute and show that their sum is gauge invariant, which according to the exercise, is equivalent to ...
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Diagrammatic Ward Identity for the QED vertex
The QED Ward identity for the vertex reads
\begin{equation}
q^\mu\Gamma^\mu(p,p')=\Sigma(p)-\Sigma(p')
\end{equation}
with $q=p-p'$. In the limit $q\rightarrow 0$,
\begin{equation}
\Gamma^\mu(p,p)=\...
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Faddeev-Popov trick in QED Peskin and Schroeder
On page 297 of Peskin and Schroeder, the book obtains the propogator
$$\tag{9.58} \tilde{D}_F^{\mu\nu}(k)=\frac{-i}{k^2+i\epsilon}\bigg(g^{\mu\nu}-(1-\xi)\frac{k^\mu k^\nu}{k^2}\bigg).$$
The book then ...
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Conformal Ward Identity (Di Francesco et al)
In the yellow pages (Conformal Field Theory, Di Francesco, Mathieu, Sénéchal), the authors derive the conformal Ward identity in the following way:
They show that, for a conformal transformation,
$$ \...
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How to use Ward identity to abbreviate the photon propagator into $\frac{-i\ g_{\mu\nu}}{q^2 (1- \Pi(q^2))}$?
How to derive abbreviated form (equation 7.75) from original form (equation 7.74) via Ward identity? (In Peskin's QFT Charpter 7 P246)
I still can't see this result after read this paragraph many ...
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Ward Identity formulated by Tetrad
Let us consider a QFT on a curved Riemannian manifold and use the following definition for the stress tensor:
\begin{eqnarray}
\delta\langle\cdots\rangle_e=-\int e\delta e^a_\mu\langle T^\mu{}_a\cdots\...
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Ward Identity, Green Function with Current Insertion and Amputated Green Function
The QED Lagrangian (for one fermion) is:
$$\mathcal{L} = -\frac{1}{4}F_{\mu \nu}F^{\mu \nu} + \bar{\psi}\left(i \gamma^{\mu}\partial_{\mu} - m \right) \psi - q \bar{\psi} \gamma^{\mu}A_{\mu}\psi = \...
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Does the Ward-Takahashi identity work for a virtual photon?
In the reaction of the transformation of an electron pair into a muon pair is performed Ward–Takahashi identity. Why if there is no interaction with a real photon?
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Unphysical gauge boson polarizations in non-abelian gauge theory
I am learning P&S's chapter 16 , quantization of non-abelian gauge theory.(all my ref. formula in this post lie in P&S's book) I am puzzled for the logic of the unphysical polarization of ...
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Do Ward identities imply that there is an (effective) Lagrangian invariant under the symmetry?
In usual perturbative QFT, if the UV Lagrangian is invariant under a symmetry $G$ and the regularization of the path integral does not break $G$, the Feynman rules are explicitly invariant under $G$. ...
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QED gauge invariance
On P & S page.297, in the second paragraph from bottom, the book discussed gauge invariance of Faddeev-Popov procedure, following
a QED example. Where the photon propagator is:
$$ \widetilde{D}_F^{...
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Conformal invariance in 2d and correlation functions
It is well-known that 2d global conformal invariance constrains the 2, 3-point functions to some very simple form, and 4-point function must be
$$
f(\eta, \bar \eta) \prod_{i < j}z_{ij}^{...} \bar ...
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Ward-Takahashi Identity in QED
P&S write in Section 7.4 on page 238:
We will prove the Ward-Takahashi identity order by order in $\alpha$……The identity is generally not true for individual Feynman diagrams; we must sum over ...
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Conformal Ward identity minus sign error
I'm trying to track down what seems like a fairly crucial minus-sign error in Di Francesco et al's conformal field theory book. The minus sign has to do with the Ward identity for Lorentz ...
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The presence of $\zeta^{\mu}(k)$ in the Ward-Takahashi identities in QED
On page 132 of Timo Weigand's QFT notes we introduce the Ward-Takahashi identity for QED, this is the statement that:
$$k^{\mu}\mathcal M_{\mu}(k)=0 \tag{5.35},$$
with
$$\mathcal M(k)=\zeta^{\mu}(k)\...
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Gauge-invariant vertex structure for $h\to\gamma\gamma$ via fermion loop
I am struggling (a bit) with the following diagram for scalar Higgs to two photons.
$h\to\gamma\gamma$" />
If I put $q_\mu$ on-shell (or at the very least if I put both $q_\mu$ and $q'_\nu$ on-shell),
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On the Ward Identity in QED
I am reading P&S, particularly Chapter 5.5. The authors are trying to derive an expression for the Ward identity (not formally, but still). They claim that the amplitude describing a photon ...
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Why is $\mathcal{M}(k)$ given by this? (Ward Identity derivation in Peskin & Schroeder)
In page 160 of Peskin & Schroeder we are considering an amplitude $\mathcal{M}(k)$ with an external photon as given in equation (5.77)
$$
\sum_{\epsilon}|\epsilon_\mu^*(k)\mathcal{M}^\mu(k)|^2=|\...
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Explicit check of Ward identity (Peskin & Schroeder p. 160)
I am trying to check explicitly that the (Compton) amplitude
$$i\mathcal{M} = -ie^2\epsilon^*_\mu(k’)\epsilon_\nu(k)\bar u(p’)\left[\frac{\gamma^\mu \not k\gamma^\nu + 2\gamma^\mu p^\nu}{2p\cdot k}+\...
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Symmetry implies Ward identity
I am thinking about symmetries and that their "quantum" consequences are Ward identities of the form $$<\beta|[Q,S]|\alpha>=0,$$ where $Q$ is the conserved charge associated with the ...
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Is the 1PI self-energy of a massive photon transverse? EDIT: Upsetting consequences for the photon mass and renormalizability
Suppose we had the Lagrangian:
$$\mathcal{L} = -\frac{1}{4} F^{\mu \nu}F_{\mu \nu} + \overline{\psi} (i \gamma^{\mu}\partial_{\mu} -m)\psi -e\overline{\psi} \gamma_{\mu} \psi A^{\mu} +\frac{1}{2} m_{\...
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Symmetric stress-energy tensor in CFT
I'm a bit confused reading about the stress-energy tensor and conformal Ward identities in Di Francesco. My question is in a similar spirit to this one from several years ago, but the question was not ...
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On-shell propagator to an off-shell propagator
I am learning the Ward-Takahashi Identity part of Peskin and Schroeder's textbook of quantum field theory. In the prove process, it involves a diagram 7.66.
Then it says that
I can understand ...
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PCAC - Ward Identity for non-conserved currents - Derivative and $T$-Order Commutation
I'm currently studying Goldberger-Treiman relation from the book by S. Coleman (Aspects of Symmetry, chapter 2) in which, working in the framework of a not better precised "weak interaction ...
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Why the matrix element grows with energy in this case?
Consider the QED with massive photons:
$$
\mathcal{L} = g\bar{\psi}\gamma^{\mu}\psi A_{\mu}, \quad g = \text{const}
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Because of the current conservation, the contribution of the longitudinal ...
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Conformal Ward identities for local conformal algebra: error in textbook?
In Schottenloher's mathematically-oriented CFT textbook, "A Mathematical Introduction to Conformal Field Theory," Proposition 9.8 on page 160 states the conformal Ward identities for 2D CFTs ...
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Is gauge invariance necessary to have Ward identity hold for off-shell amplitudes?
In this other SE post: Is it really proper to say Ward identity is a consequence of gauge invariance? it is shown that the on-shell Ward identity is a consequence of global $U(1)$ symmetry for QED. ...
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A Question about Conformal Invariance in String Theory
I've been revisiting my lecture notes on string theory. There's one question about conformal invariance suddenly popped up in my head which made me very confused.
Starting from Polyakov action $$S[X,g]...
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Do the Ward identities contain contact terms in Euclidean QFT?
In derivations of the Ward identities, I have never seen the signature of spacetime explicitly specified, so I'd always assumed they hold regardless of signature. However, the argument below seems to ...
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Conformal Ward Identity
I'm trying to prove: (Exercise from "TASI Lectures on the Conformal Bootstrap" by David Simmons-Duffin)
$$\partial^{\mu} \langle T^{\mu \nu} O_{1}(x_{1}) \dots O(x_{n}) \rangle = \sum_{i = 1}...
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Does the Slavnov-Taylor identity still hold for scalar Yang-Mills?
I want to renormalize the minimally-coupled scalar Yang-Mills theory:
$$\mathcal{L}_{YM\phi}=(D_\mu\phi)^\dagger(D^\mu\phi)-\frac{1}{4}F_{\mu\nu}^a{F^{\mu\nu}}^a-\frac{1}{2\xi}(\partial_\mu {A^\mu}^a)^...
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Am I free to add a contact term to Feynman diagram calculations?
In a model with 3 particles $\psi$, $\phi$, and $\gamma$, suppose we have three diagrams and subsequently three amplitudes $\mathcal{M}^\mathrm{s}_\mu$, $\mathcal{M}^\mathrm{t}_\mu$ and $\mathcal{M}^\...
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Translation Ward Identity
This is a question which wants us to find the variation of the action for the free scalar field under the field transformation
$\phi(x) \mapsto \phi’(x) = \phi(x) - a(x)\partial_\mu\phi(x)$
Deduce the ...
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How to understand Schwartz chapter19 equation (19.85)?
I am reading Schwartz's QFT books, chapter 19.
In section 19.5, he claims,in equation 19.85/19.86, that there is a simpler way to prove that $Z_1=Z_2$ in all orders of perturbation theory.
He first ...
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Transverse and longitudinal photon propagator
I'm studying QED renormalization and the Ward-Takahashi identity, and I'm having trouble understanding two things about the longitudinal and transverse parts of the photon propagator.
What I ...
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2D CFT correlator involving stress tensor and current
I am recently puzzled by one question in CFT. I want to compute the correlator of $$\langle T(z)J(w)O_1(x_1) O_2(x_2)\rangle$$ where $T$ is the stress tensor, $J$ is the $U(1)$ Kac-Moody current, $O_1,...
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Meaning of $\delta A$ in Ward’s identity in Polchinski
In eq $(2.3.7)$ the symbol $\delta A(\sigma_0)$ is introduced in Polchinski:
$$
\delta A(\sigma_0)+\frac\epsilon{2\pi i}\int_R d^d\sigma g^{1/2}\nabla_a j^a(\sigma)A(\sigma_0)=0\tag{2.3.7}
$$
but it ...
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Transversality of compton scattering amplitude for off-shell photons
I am having difficulties applying the concept of Ward-identities to the amplitude Compton scattering at tree-level.
To my knowledge, Ward-identity implies that the scattering amplitude of any (abelian)...
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How do I derive this Ward-type identity?
I am trying to derive a Ward-type identity between amplitudes involving $\bar\psi \sigma_{\mu\nu}\gamma_5\psi$, $\bar \psi \gamma_\mu \gamma_5 \psi$, and $\bar \psi \gamma_5 \psi$ in QCD (diagonal ...
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