Skip to main content
Log in

Relativistic invariance and the tacit uniqueness postulate in quantum field theory

  • Published:
Il Nuovo Cimento (1955-1965)

Summary

The relativity principle for quantum fields is dissociated from a uniqueness assumption heretofore always made in quantum field theory. There appear to be no compelling experimental or theoretical reasons to impose this tacit postulate. If it is given, up, time-dependent unitary equivalence of interacting and a free field is no longer forbidden.

Riassunto

Si dissocia il principio di relatività per i campi quantistici dall’ipotesi di unicità sinora sempre fatta nella teoria quantistica dei campi. Risulta che non vi sono ragioni teoriche o sperimentali che costringono ad imporre questo taoito postulato. Se lo si lascia cadere, l’equivalenza unitaria dipendente dal tempo dei campi interagenti e di un campo libero non ö più proibita.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  1. A. Wightman:Suppl. Nuovo Cimento,14, 81 (1959).

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  2. S. Schweber :An Introduction to Relativistic Quantum, Field Theory (New York, 1961), Section 11f.

  3. J. Jauch andF. Rohrlich:The Theory of Photons and Electrons (Cambridge, 1955), Section 4-3.

  4. O. Geeenbeeg:Phys. Rev.,115, 706 (1959).

    Article  MathSciNet  ADS  Google Scholar 

  5. R. Haag:Dan. Mat. Fys. Medd.,29, 3 (1955);W. Zimmermann: NuovoCimento,10, 597 (1958).

    MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

  6. N. Bogoliubov andD. Shirkov:Introduction to the Theory of Quantized Fields (New York, 1959), Section 36.2.

  7. K. Ingraham:Nuovo Cimento,24, 1117 (1962).

    Article  MathSciNet  MATH  Google Scholar 

  8. R. Ingraham:Nuovo Cimento,24, 1117 (1962).

    Article  MathSciNet  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

Authors

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Ingraham, B.L. Relativistic invariance and the tacit uniqueness postulate in quantum field theory. Nuovo Cim 26, 328–341 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787044

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02787044

Navigation