Locality in (Axiomatic) Quantum Field Theory: A Minority Report

2021 ◽  
pp. 311-322
Author(s):  
Laura Ruetsche
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Minority Report ◽  
Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory

On the "Edge of the Wedge" Theorem

1963 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
pp. 125-131 ◽  
Author(s):  
Felix E. Browder
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Quantum Field Theory ◽  
Complex Variables ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Several Complex Variables ◽  
Quantum Field ◽  
Complete Proof ◽  
Strategic Role ◽  
Mathematical Justification ◽  
Axiomatic Quantum Field Theory

In the mathematical justification of the formal calculations of axiomatic quantum field theory and the theory of dispersion relations, a strategic role is played by a theorem on analytic functions of several complex variables which has been given the euphonious name of the edge of the wedge theorem. The statement of the theorem seems to be due originally to N. Bogoliubov (cf. 3, Mathematical Appendix, pp. 654-673) but no complete proof which is fully satisfactory from the mathematical point of view has yet appeared in the literature.

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