Nonperturbative Quantization Approach for QED on the Hopf Bundle

Abstract

We consider the Dirac equation and Maxwell’s electrodynamics in R×S3 spacetime, where a three-dimensional sphere is the Hopf bundle S3→S2. In both cases, discrete spectra of classical solutions are obtained. Based on the solutions obtained, the quantization of free, noninteracting Dirac and Maxwell fields is carried out. The method of nonperturbative quantization of interacting Dirac and Maxwell fields is suggested. The corresponding operator equations and the infinite set of the Schwinger–Dyson equations for Green’s functions is written down. We write a simplified set of equations describing some physical situations to illustrate the suggested scheme of nonperturbative quantization. Additionally, we discuss the properties of quantum states and operators of interacting fields.

Keywords

• dirac equation
• maxwell’s electrodynamics
• hopf bundle
• classical solutions
• discrete spectrum
• nonperturbative quantization