scholarly journals Different Quantum Field Constructions in the (1/2,0) ⊕ (0,1/2) Representation

1997 ◽  
Vol 12 (36) ◽  
pp. 2741-2748 ◽  
Author(s):  
Valeri V. Dvoeglazov
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Neutrino Physics ◽  
Present Situation ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Concrete Realization ◽  
Intrinsic Parity ◽  
Special Case

We present another concrete realization of a quantum field theory, envisaged many years ago by Bargmann, Wightman and Wigner. Considering the special case of the (1/2,0)⊕ (0,1/2) field and developing the Majorana–McLennan–Case–Ahluwalia construction for neutrino, we show that fermion and its antifermion can have the same intrinsic parity. The construction can be applied to explain the present situation in neutrino physics.

ON THE COMPUTATION OF THE TURAEV-VIRO MODULE OF A KNOT

1998 ◽  
Vol 07 (07) ◽  
pp. 843-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. ABCHIR ◽  
C. BLANCHET
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Fundamental Domain ◽  
Topological Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Abelian Cover ◽  
Topological Quantum ◽  
Special Case

Let M be the manifold obtained by 0-framed surgery along a knot K in the 3-sphere. A Topological Quantum Field Theory assigns to a fundamental domain of the universal abelian cover of M an operator, whose non-nilpotent part is the Turaev-Viro module of K. In this paper, using surgery formulas, we give a matrix presentation for the Turaev-Viro module of any knot K, in the case of the (Vp, Zp) TQFT of Blanchet, Habegger, Masbaum and Vogel. We do the computation for a family of knots in the special case p = 8, and note the relation with the fibering question.

scholarly journals Z0 →2γ AND THE TWISTED COPRODUCT OF THE POINCARÉ GROUP

2007 ◽  
Vol 22 (32) ◽  
pp. 6133-6146 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. P. BALACHANDRAN ◽  
S. G. JO
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
General Result ◽  
Invariant Theory ◽  
Massive Particle ◽  
Lepton Number ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Poincaré Group ◽  
Poincare Group ◽  
Special Case

Yang's theorem forbids the process Z0 →2γ in any Poincaré invariant theory if photons are bosons and their two-particle states transform under the Poincaré group in the standard way (under the standard coproduct of the Poincaré group). This is an important result as it does not depend on the assumptions of quantum field theory. Recent work on noncommutative geometry requires deforming the above coproduct by the Drinfel'd twist. We prove that Z0 →2γ is forbidden for the twisted coproduct as well. This result is also independent of the assumptions of quantum field theory. As an illustration of the use of our general formulae, we further show that Z0 →ν+ ν is forbidden for the standard or twisted coproduct of the Poincaré group if the neutrino is massless, even if lepton number is violated. This is a special case of our general result that a massive particle of spin j cannot decay into two identical massless particles of the same helicity if j is odd, regardless of the coproduct used.

Words and formulas in quantum field theory: Disentangling $262#and reassembling the basic concepts for teaching

2013 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 372-380
Author(s):  
Eugenio Bertozzi ◽  
Elisa Ercolessi ◽  
Olivia Levrini
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Canonical Quantization ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Alternative Teaching ◽  
Multilevel Structure ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
Special Case

We address some problem related to teaching quantum field theory at the university level. After a discussion of the pros and cons of the canonical quantization approach, we present an alternative teaching proposal. The novelty of this approach rests on the idea of using a multilevel structure, where the levels of phenomenology, formalism and interpretation are related but distinguishable. In this context, the quantization of the electromagnetic field, which is taken as a paradigmatic case in the standard approach, is addressed as a special case and studied only in the last step.

A Review of Conformal Field Theory in 2D

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 1079-1105
Author(s):  
Rahul Nigam
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Conformal Field Theory ◽  
Statistical Mechanics ◽  
Critical Behavior ◽  
Verma Module ◽  
Virasoro Algebra ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Conformal Field ◽  
Insight Into

In this review we study the elementary structure of Conformal Field Theory in which is a recipe for further studies of critical behavior of various systems in statistical mechanics and quantum field theory. We briefly review CFT in dimensions which plays a prominent role for example in the well-known duality AdS/CFT in string theory where the CFT lives on the AdS boundary. We also describe the mapping of the theory from the cylinder to a complex plane which will help us gain an insight into the process of radial quantization and radial ordering. Finally we will develop the representation of the Virasoro algebra which is the well-known "Verma module".  

Some remarks on a deformed quantum field theory

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Aurelio Do Rego Monteiro ◽  
V. B. Bezerra ◽  
E. M.F. Curado
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field

Quantum mechanics

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Kachelriess
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Relativistic Quantum ◽  
Transition Amplitude ◽  
External Source ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Damping Term ◽  
Relativistic Quantum Theory ◽  
Generating Functional

After a brief review of the operator approach to quantum mechanics, Feynmans path integral, which expresses a transition amplitude as a sum over all paths, is derived. Adding a linear coupling to an external source J and a damping term to the Lagrangian, the ground-state persistence amplitude is obtained. This quantity serves as the generating functional Z[J] for n-point Green functions which are the main target when studying quantum field theory. Then the harmonic oscillator as an example for a one-dimensional quantum field theory is discussed and the reason why a relativistic quantum theory should be based on quantum fields is explained.

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