Uniqueness of the Newton-Wigner position operator (Q1309023)
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Uniqueness of the Newton-Wigner position operator (English)
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8 December 1993
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It is shown that the quantum ``manifest covariance'' condition [\textit{D. G. Currie}, \textit{T. F. Jordan} and \textit{E. C. G. Sudarshan}, Rev. Mod. Phys. 35, 350-375 (1963)] is compatible with a unique expression for the position operator of Newton and Wigner. Thus, the position operator is uniquely determined in quantum systems satisfying the manifest covariance condition.
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Newton-Wigner position operator
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position operator of Newton and Wigner
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manifest covariance condition
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