Light bending from eikonal in worldline quantum field theory

Abstract Using the worldline quantum field theory (WQFT) formalism for classical scattering, we study the deflection of light by a heavy massive spinless/spinning object. WQFT requires the use of the worldline dressed propagator of a photon in a gravitational background, which we construct from firs...

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Published in:Journal of High Energy Physics
Main Authors: Fiorenzo Bastianelli, Francesco Comberiati, Leonardo de la Cruz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2022-02-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP02(2022)209