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A Oscillatory integral in light-cone coordinates

Physics Asked by QFT addict. on December 19, 2020

I am trying to evaluate an integral in light-cone coordinates
Where light-cone coordinates in 1+1D are defined by
$x^+=frac{x^0+x^1}{sqrt 2}$ and $x^-=frac{x^0-x^1}{sqrt 2}$.

The integral that I need to evaluate is
$$int dk^+dk^-e^{-imath kcdot x}frac{1}{-2k^+k^-},$$ can have any method to do it,
If not can we do the definite integral that $k^+$ and $k^-$ vary from $-infty to infty$

One Answer

Why not change the integration variables to the standard non-lightcone ones? Then $$ I= int dk^0dk_0e^{i(k_1x^1-k_0x^0)}frac 1{k_0^2-k_1^2}, $$ is $(2pi)^2$ times the usual massless scalar-field propagator. You need an $iepsilon$ prescription, and an infra-red regulator to get an unique answer. You can then change the $x^i$ variables back to the $x^pm$

Answered by mike stone on December 19, 2020

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