Summary
We propose a covariant method of quantization of the electromagnetic field which is based on the standard rules of second quantization and which leads to field operators and state vectors without any reference to indefinite metrics.
Riassunto
Si propone un metodo covariante di quantizzazione del campo elettromagnetico; tale metodo è basato sulle regole standard della seconda quantizzazione e porta ad operatori di campo e vettori di stato senza alcun riferimento a metriche indefinite.
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Gallavotti, G. On the quantization of the electromagnetic field. Nuovo Cimento A (1965-1970) 45, 847–858 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02738372
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02738372