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Phys. Rev. D 66, 084023 (2002) [12 pages]

Leading quantum gravitational corrections to scalar QED

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N. E. J. Bjerrum-Bohr*
The Niels Bohr Institute, Blegdamsvej 17, DK-2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 28 June 2002; published 29 October 2002

We consider the leading post-Newtonian and quantum corrections to the non-relativistic scattering amplitude of charged scalars in the combined theory of general relativity and scalar QED. The combined theory is treated as an effective field theory. This allows for a consistent quantization of the gravitational field. The appropriate vertex rules are extracted from the action, and the non-analytic contributions to the 1-loop scattering matrix are calculated in the non-relativistic limit. The non-analytical parts of the scattering amplitude, which are known to give the long range, low energy, leading quantum corrections, are used to construct the leading post-Newtonian and quantum corrections to the two-particle non-relativistic scattering matrix potential for two charged scalars. The result is discussed in relation to experimental verifications.

© 2002 The American Physical Society

URL:
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevD.66.084023
DOI:
10.1103/PhysRevD.66.084023
PACS:
04.60.-m

*Email address: bjbohr@nbi.dk