中国物理B ›› 2002, Vol. 11 ›› Issue (9): 885-889.doi: 10.1088/1009-1963/11/9/306

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Vacuum polarization of scalar electrodynamics in flat space－time with nontrivial topology

吴普训, 余洪伟   

  1. Department of Physics and Institute of Physics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
  • 收稿日期:2002-01-26 修回日期:2002-04-10 出版日期:2002-09-12 发布日期:2005-06-12
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10075019).

Vacuum polarization of scalar electrodynamics in flat space－time with nontrivial topology

Wu Pu-Xun (吴普训), Yu Hong-Wei (余洪伟)   

  1. Department of Physics and Institute of Physics, Hunan Normal University, Changsha 410081, China
  • Received:2002-01-26 Revised:2002-04-10 Online:2002-09-12 Published:2005-06-12
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 10075019).

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摘要： The one-loop vacuum polarization is calculated for scalar electrodynamics in a flat space－time with the topology S1×R3. The effect of vacuum polarization upon photon propagation is considered. It is found that photon propagation becomes anisotropic with some photon modes acquiring a positive topological mass and thus travelling at a subluminal speed.

Abstract: The one-loop vacuum polarization is calculated for scalar electrodynamics in a flat space－time with the topology S1×R3. The effect of vacuum polarization upon photon propagation is considered. It is found that photon propagation becomes anisotropic with some photon modes acquiring a positive topological mass and thus travelling at a subluminal speed.

Key words: vacuum polarization, space－time with nontrivial topology, photon propagation

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04.20.Gz (Spacetime topology, causal structure, spinor structure) 04.90.+e (Other topics in general relativity and gravitation)