The state space of perturbative quantum field theory in curved spacetimes. (Q1865882): Difference between revisions

The issue of constructing perturbative quantum field theory (QFT) in a curved space-time is considered in the framework of the approach of \textit{R. Brunetti} and \textit{K. Fredenhagen} [Commun. Math. Phys. 208, No. 3, 623--661 (2000; Zbl 1040.81067)]. The (smeared) Wick-polynomials and their time-ordered products may be regarded as members of some abstract *-algebra \({\mathcal W}\). The authors investigate the space of quantum stated on \({\mathcal W}\), that is, the space of states (normalized positive functionals \(\psi:{\mathcal W}\rightarrow \mathbb{C}\)) for the perturbatively defined interacting QFT. It was conjectured in [\textit{S. Hollands, R. M. Wald}, Commun. Math Phys. 223, No. 2, 289--326 (2001; Zbl 0989.81081)], that the space of states on \({\mathcal W}\) consists precisely of those positive, normalized linear functionals \(\psi\) whose truncated \(n\)-point functions of the free field are smooth for \(n\neq 2\) and whose two-point function of the free field is of Hadamard form. The main result of the paper is that this conjecture is correct with regards to the states on \({\mathcal W}\) that are continuous with respect to some natural topology on the algebra \({\mathcal W}\).