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Remarks on the Application of the Jost-Lehmann-Dyson Representation to Equal-Time Commutators

Journal Article · · Physical Review
 [1];  [2]
  1. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
  2. Univ. of Hamburg (Germany); Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY), Hamburg (Germany)

It is shown that Jost-Lehmann-Dyson spectral functions for matrix elements of scalar field commutators can lead to the existence of (finite) equal-time commutators with an arbitrary number of gradient terms. The conventional mechanism for the appearance of gradient terms is via the covariant tensor operators acting on the scalar commutator functions. These terms we call of "kinematical origin," whereas the first-mentioned purely scalar mechanism is called "nonkinematical." Finally, this latter possibility seems to have been overlooked in the recent literature.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
NSA Number:
NSA-22-003519
OSTI ID:
4497507
Report Number(s):
NYO--3829-5
Journal Information:
Physical Review, Journal Name: Physical Review Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 162; ISSN 0031-899X
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (4)

Current commutation relations in the framework of general quantum field theory journal August 1966
Inconsistency of canonical commutation relations among current densities journal August 1966
Integral-Darstellung kausaler Kommutatoren journal June 1957
Field Theory Commutators journal September 1959

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