Infrared divergences, radiative corrections, and bremsstrahlung in the presence of a thermal-equilibrium radiation background

1988 ◽  
Vol 38 (6) ◽  
pp. 3082-3085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Handel
Author(s):  
I. A. Shershan ◽  
T. V. Shishkina

. The problem of real bremsstrahlung calculation is considered using the modern methods of regularization of divergencies. In particular, we calculate soft photon bremsstrahlung in the most general form using the method of dimensional regularization of infrared divergences. The general calculation algorithm of hard photon bremsstrahlung is described. It is shown that the contribution of hard bremsstrahlung can be separated into the finite and divergent parts. The divergent part can be factorized with the contribution of the initial process in the Born approximation. It is shown that a good choice of kinematic variables makes an analytic covariant calculation of the divergent part of the hard bremsstrahlung possible. In a particular case, an algorithm for determining the kinematic constraints on the invariants is described. A numerical analysis of the radiative corrections for gauge bosons production processes in the case of electron-photon collisions is performed. It is discovered that the contribution of the finite part of bremsstrahlung at high collision energies reaches 20 per cent and must be taken into account in calculations of radiative corrections. The results obtained can be used in various calculations, including covariant ones, performed in the context of confirmation of the Standard Model theoretical predictions or searching for manifestations of alternative gauge models.


2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (31) ◽  
pp. 7365-7374 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yury G. Kolomensky ◽  
Nikolai M. Shumeiko ◽  
Juan G. Suarez ◽  
Vladimir A. Zykunov

We have computed the lowest-order electroweak radiative corrections (sans vacuum polarization contribution) to parity-violating observables in polarized Møller scattering. A covariant method of removing infrared divergences is applied, which allows to compute the corrections without introducing any unphysical parameters. When applied to the kinematics of SLAC E158 experiment, the considered radiative corrections reduce the parity-violating asymmetry by about 13%.


1976 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-189 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. K. Clark

Abstract An idealized model is proposed for heating of a pneumatic tire. A solution is obtained for the temperature rise of such a model. Using known thermal properties of rubber and known heat transfer coefficients, the time to reach thermal equilibrium is estimated.


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