Novel quantization phenomenon for relativistic wave equations
Journal Article
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· Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States)
- Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, New Jersey 08540 (United States) Institut fuer Theoretische Physik, Universitaet Goettingen (Germany)
- Boston University, College of Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts 02115 (United States)
An unexpected phenomenon is shown to arise in the theory of relativistic wave equations. We study the canonical quantization of the Oppenheimer equations with standard creation and annihilation operators. The quantized fields satisfy the original relativistic field equations. Surprisingly, however, in the quantized theory relativistic invariance breaks down completely. Indeed, the two-point function is {ital not} relativistically invariant and there is no unitary representation of the Lorentz group.
- OSTI ID:
- 5108183
- Journal Information:
- Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review, D (Particles Fields); (United States) Vol. 45:2; ISSN PRVDA; ISSN 0556-2821
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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661310* -- Relativity & Gravitation-- (1992-)
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
EQUATIONS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION
LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
MATRICES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
QUANTIZATION
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
RELATIVITY THEORY
TRANSFORMATIONS
WAVE EQUATIONS
71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
DIRAC EQUATION
EQUATIONS
FIELD EQUATIONS
FIELD THEORIES
GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY
KLEIN-GORDON EQUATION
LORENTZ TRANSFORMATIONS
MATRICES
PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS
QUANTIZATION
QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
RELATIVITY THEORY
TRANSFORMATIONS
WAVE EQUATIONS