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Quantum Vacuum on the Worldline

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The <str<strong>on</strong>g>Quantum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Vacuum</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

<strong>Worldline</strong> Approach<br />

<strong>Worldline</strong> applicati<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Fermi<strong>on</strong>s <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> worldline II.<br />

⊲ spinor QED (parity-even part):<br />

Γ =<br />

1 − 2<br />

(4π) D<br />

<br />

d<br />

2<br />

D xCM<br />

∞<br />

1/Λ 2<br />

dT<br />

Wspin[A] = W [A] × PT exp<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

Generalized Heisenberg-Euler Effective Acti<strong>on</strong>s<br />

Casimir Effect<br />

N<strong>on</strong>perturbative <strong>Worldline</strong> Dynamics<br />

T D<br />

2 +1 e−m2 T<br />

σF<br />

⎛<br />

⎝ ie<br />

2<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

T<br />

0<br />

σF<br />

σF<br />

<br />

Wspin[A]<br />

dτ σµνF µν<br />

Holger Gies <str<strong>on</strong>g>Quantum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>Vacuum</str<strong>on</strong>g> <strong>on</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Worldline</strong><br />

<br />

x<br />

⎞<br />

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