Light-by-light scattering amplitudes from generalized unitarity in massive QED

Abstract

We calculate all the four-photon helicity amplitudes at the one-loop level in a massive theory using multiple-cut methods. The amplitudes are derived in scalar QED, QED and ${\text{QED}}^{\text{caln}=1}$ theories. We will see the origin of rational terms. We extend the calculation to the simplest six-photon helicity amplitude where all photons have the same helicity.

Comments: 32 pages, 42 diagrams, adds references