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In this article, we want to argue that an appropriate generalization of the Wigner concepts may lead to an asymptotic particle with well-defined mass, although no mass hyperboloid in the energy–momentum spectrum exists.
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Herdegen, A. Infraparticle Problem, Asymptotic Fields and Haag–Ruelle Theory. Ann. Henri Poincaré 15, 345–367 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00023-013-0242-z
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