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On the physical significance of the redundant solutions of the low equation

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Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

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Some arguments are given which indicate that only one solution of the Low equation is acceptable from the physical point of view. The arguments stem from a comparison with the general scattering theory of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. A short study of the situation in a relativistic field theory is attached.

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Si espongono alcuni argomenti a sostegno del fatto che solo una soluzione dell’equazione di Low è accettabile dal punto di vista fisico. L’argomentazione è basata sul confronto con la teoria generale dello scattering in meccanica quantistica non relativistica. È aggiunto un breve studio della situazione che si determina in una teoria relativistica dei campi.

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    Present address: the Institut für Theoretische Physik der Universität München, Germany

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Haag, R. On the physical significance of the redundant solutions of the low equation. Nuovo Cim 5, 203–215 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02812827

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