On the cones of \(\alpha\) and generalized \(\alpha\)-positivity for quantum field theories with indefinite metric (Q1346672)

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On the cones of \(\alpha\) and generalized \(\alpha\)-positivity for quantum field theories with indefinite metric
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    On the cones of \(\alpha\) and generalized \(\alpha\)-positivity for quantum field theories with indefinite metric (English)
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    10 April 1995
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    Summary: In order to construct a Krein-space theory (i.e., a *-algebra of (unbounded) operators which are defined on a common, dense, and invariant domain in a Krein space) the cones of \(\alpha\)-positivity and generalized \(\alpha\)-positivity are considered in tensor algebras. The relations between these cones, algebraic \(\#\)-cones, and involutive cones are investigated in detail. Furthermore, an example of a \(P\)-functional \(\varphi\) defined on \((\mathbb{C}^2)_\otimes\) (tensor algebra over \(\mathbb{C}^2\)) not being \(\alpha\)-positive and yielding a non-trivial Krein-space theory is explicitely constructed. Thus, an affirmative answer to the question whether or not the method of \(P\)-functionals (introduced by Ôta) is more general than the one of \(\alpha\)-positivity (introduced by Jakóbczyk) is provided in the case of tensor algebras.
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    Krein-space theory
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    *-algebra of (unbounded) operators
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    cones of \(\alpha\)-positivity and generalized \(\alpha\)-positivity
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    tensor algebras
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    \(\#\)-cones
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    involutive cones
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