On the Bhabha scattering for $z=2$ Lifshitz QED

Abstract

In this paper we compute and discuss the differential cross section of the Bhabha scattering in the framework of the $z=2$ Lifshitz QED. We start by constructing the classical solutions for the fermionic fields, in particular the completeness relations, and also deriving the theory's propagators. Afterwards, we compute the photon exchange and pair annihilation contributions for the Bhabha's process, and upon the results we establish the magnitude of the theory's free parameter by looking for small deviations of the QED tree results.