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Ward-Takahashi identity: a standalone construct

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an exact relation between vertex functions and propagators that follows from gauge invariance and guarantees charge conservation in quantum electrodynamics.

In particle physics, Ward-Takahashi identity refers to an exact relation between vertex functions and propagators that follows from gauge invariance and guarantees charge conservation in quantum electrodynamics. This meaning comes from Ward (1950) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Ward, J. C. (1950). An Identity in Quantum Electrodynamics. Physical Review, 78(2), 182-182. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.78.182

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