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Smoothness of classical limit in Kosower-Maybee-O’Connell formalism

Pritish Sinha*

  • *Contact author: pritish@cmi.ac.in
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Phys. Rev. D 114, 065003 – Published 3 September, 2026

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/1jwg-6k41

Abstract

In this paper, we revisit the smoothness of the classical limit of inclusive observables in the formalism developed by Kosower, Maybee and O’Connell (KMOC). Building on the earlier work, we prove that the classical limit of three classes of inclusive observables, namely scattering angle, radiative field, and angular impulse is smooth and does not suffer from any so-called superclassical divergences at all orders in perturbation. We use scalar QED as a model. Our analysis goes some way in showing that KMOC formalism can be used to compute classical radiation by simply focusing on all the terms that scale as ℏ0, as all the terms that scale with inverse power of ℏ vanish. Through this analysis, we have successfully isolated the classes of terms that contribute to the classical limit, thereby allowing direct and more efficient computations of physical observables.

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Phys. Rev. D 114, 065003– Published 3 September, 2026
  • Received 29 October 2025
  • Accepted 23 July 2026
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