scholarly journals Dirac's hole theory versus quantum field theory

2002 ◽  
Vol 80 (8) ◽  
pp. 837-845 ◽  
Author(s):  
F AB Coutinho ◽  
D Kiang ◽  
Y Nogami ◽  
L Tomio
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Pauli Principle ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Hole Theory ◽  
Intermediate States ◽  
Theory Versus

Dirac's hole theory and quantum field theory are usually considered equivalent to each other. The equivalence, however, does not necessarily hold, as we discuss in terms of models of a certain type. We further suggest that the equivalence may fail in more general models. This problem is closely related to the validity of the Pauli principle in intermediate states of perturbation theory. PACS Nos.: 03.65-w, 11.10-z, 11.15Bt, 12.39Ba

scholarly journals Some remarks on Dirac's hole theory versus quantum field theory

2003 ◽  
Vol 81 (10) ◽  
pp. 1165-1175 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Solomon
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Hole Theory ◽  
Theory Versus

Dirac's hole theory and quantum field theory are generally considered to be equivalent to each other. However, it has been recently shown that this is not necessarily the case. In this article, we will discuss the reason for this lack of equivalence and suggest a possible solution.PACS Nos.: 03.65.–w, 11.10.–z

scholarly journals CAUSAL PERTURBATION THEORY IN TERMS OF RETARDED PRODUCTS, AND A PROOF OF THE ACTION WARD IDENTITY

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (10) ◽  
pp. 1291-1348 ◽  
Author(s):  
MICHAEL DÜTSCH ◽  
KLAUS FREDENHAGEN
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Ward Identity ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Algebraic Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Algebraic Quantum ◽  
Local Construction ◽  
Free Parameters ◽  
Classical Fields

In the framework of perturbative algebraic quantum field theory a local construction of interacting fields in terms of retarded products is performed, based on earlier work of Steinmann [42]. In our formalism the entries of the retarded products are local functionals of the off-shell classical fields, and we prove that the interacting fields depend only on the action and not on terms in the Lagrangian which are total derivatives, thus providing a proof of Stora's "Action Ward Identity" [45]. The theory depends on free parameters which flow under the renormalization group. This flow can be derived in our local framework independently of the infrared behavior, as was first established by Hollands and Wald [32]. We explicitly compute non-trivial examples for the renormalization of the interaction and the field.

scholarly journals Hadron physics from lattice QCD

2016 ◽  
Vol 25 (07) ◽  
pp. 1642008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Bietenholz
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Chiral Perturbation ◽  
Hadron Physics ◽  
Lattice Regularization ◽  
Sign Problem ◽  
Hadron Masses ◽  
Basic Ideas

We sketch the basic ideas of the lattice regularization in Quantum Field Theory, the corresponding Monte Carlo simulations, and applications to Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD). This approach enables the numerical measurement of observables at the non-perturbative level. We comment on selected results, with a focus on hadron masses and the link to Chiral Perturbation Theory. At last, we address two outstanding issues: topological freezing and the sign problem.

Some quantum field theory aspects of the superspace quantization of general relativity

1976 ◽  
Vol 351 (1665) ◽  
pp. 209-232 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
General Relativity ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Constraint Equation ◽  
Mathematical Structure ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Canonical Commutation Relations ◽  
Commutation Relations ◽  
The Status

An investigation is started into a possible mathematical structure of the Wheeler-DeWitt superspace quantization of general relativity. The emphasis is placed throughout on quantum field theory aspects of the problem and topics discussed include canonical commutation relations in a triad basis, the status of the constraint equation and the rôle played by perturbation theory.

Quantum Field Theory

2020 ◽  
pp. 237-288
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Mussardo
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Canonical Quantization ◽  
Feynman Diagrams ◽  
Field Theories ◽  
Coordinate Space ◽  
Matrix Formalism ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Transfer Matrix Formalism

Chapter 7 covers the main reasons for adopting the methods of quantum field theory (QFT) to study the critical phenomena. It presents both the canonical quantization and the path integral formulation of the field theories as well as the analysis of the perturbation theory. The chapter also covers transfer matrix formalism and the Euclidean aspects of QFT, the field theory of the Ising model, Feynman diagrams, correlation functions in coordinate space, the Minkowski space and the Legendre transformation and vertex functions. Everything in this chapter will be needed sooner or later, since it highlights most of the relevant aspects of quantum field theory.

Renormalization Group: From a general concept to numbers

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-80
Author(s):  
Jean Zinn-Justin
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Perturbation Theory ◽  
Renormalization Group ◽  
General Concept ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Fixed Dimension ◽  
Perturbative Renormalization ◽  
Borel Transformation

Chapter 5 first recalls the importance of the concept of scale decoupling in physics. It then emphasizes that quantum field theory and the theory of critical phenomena have provided two examples where this concepts fails. To deal with such a situation, a new tool has been invented: the renormalization group. In the framework of effective quantum field theory, a perturbative renormalization group has been formulated. Its implementation has led to the discovery of fixed points as zeros of beta functions, and calculations of critical exponents of a class of macroscopic phase transitions in the form of Wilson–Fisher epsilon or fixed dimension expansions. These expansions being divergent, they could summed by methods based on the Borel transformation and the determination of the large order behaviour of perturbation theory.

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