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The requirement of reflection positivity is investigated and its general applicability to different physical theories is pointed out. Its role is illustrated on an example from electrostatics and on several simple examples of field theories. Then, after presenting an abstract construction of the concept, the role of reflection positivity in classical lattice systems is discussed.
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Invited talk at the “Symposium on Mathematical Methods in the Theory of Elementary Particles”, Liblice castle, Czechoslovakia, June 18–23, 1978.
For valuable discussions I should like to thank J.Löffenholz.
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Uhlmann, A. Some remarks on reflection positivity. Czech J Phys 29, 117–126 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01603812
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01603812