Computational Looking for books on computational QED

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The discussion focuses on seeking books related to computational Quantum Electrodynamics (QED), similar to a referenced QCD text. It is noted that perturbative methods effectively describe measurable effects in QED, suggesting a lack of need for alternative approaches. However, there is uncertainty about the applicability of these methods to many-body problems, particularly in strongly-correlated systems like high-temperature superconductivity. While these methods can theoretically be applied, they are deemed inefficient in practice. Ultimately, the consensus is that such methods are neither efficient nor necessary for QED.
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jonjacson said:
I am looking for something similar to this one:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/3319533355/?tag=pfamazon01-20

But this is for QCD, I want the same for QED.
In QED, it seems that all measurable effects can be well described by the good old perturbative methods, meaning that there is no practical need for something like that. But I could be wrong.
 
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Demystifier said:
In QED, it seems that all measurable effects can be well described by the good old perturbative methods, meaning that there is no practical need for something like that. But I could be wrong.

And do you know if those methods can be used for many body problems?

Thanks for your reply.
 
jonjacson said:
And do you know if those methods can be used for many body problems?
If you mean for strongly-correlated systems such as high-Tc superconductivity, I would say that they can be used in principle, but that in practice they are not very efficient.
 
Demystifier said:
If you mean for strongly-correlated systems such as high-Tc superconductivity, I would say that they can be used in principle, but that in practice they are not very efficient.

Ok, so basically they are neither efficient nor necessary.
 
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