Relativistic Lee Model and its Resolvent Analysis

Abstract

We reexamine the relativistic 2+1 dimensional Lee model in light-front coordinates on flat space and on a space-time with a spatial section given by a compact manifold in the usual canonical formalism. The simpler 2+1 dimension is chosen because renormalization is needed only for the mass difference but not required for the coupling constant and the wavefunction. The model is constructed non-perturbatively based on the resolvent formulation [1]. The bound state spectrum is studied through its ``principal operator" and bounds for the ground state energy are obtained. We show that the formal expression found indeed defines the resolvent of a self-adjoint operator--the Hamiltonian of the interacting system. Moreover, we prove an essential result that the principal operator corresponds to a self-adjoint holomorphic family of type-A in the sense of Kato.