Sunday, February 7, 2016

homework and exercises - Feynman Propagator in Position Space through Schwinger Parameter


So I am aware of a thread at Propagator of a scalar in position space but it does not answer my question, which is more about poles in position space.


Starting from


DF(x1x2)=d4k(2π)4ik2m2+iϵeikx



I have been able to show that


DF(x1x2)=i16π20dss2exp[iX24s]exp[i(m2iϵ)s]


which by change of variable can be written as


DF(x1x2)=i16π2[i(m2iϵ)]0dtt2exp[t[(m2iϵ)X2]4t].


Using the integral representation of K1(z) (the modified Bessel function of the second kind) I can see that


DF(x1x2)=(m2iϵ)16π24(m2iϵ)X2K1((m2iϵ)X2).


But I know that the correct answer is


DF(x1x2)=i4π21X2+iϵK1(imX2+iϵ).


What bothers me is how (m2iϵ)X2 is equal to im(X2+iϵ), because according to me


(m2iϵ)X2)=m2(1iϵ)X2=imX2iϵ



What's the error here?




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