Localization in quantum field theory

DOI10.1142/S0219887817400084MaRDI QIDQ5363350zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors A. P. Balachandran

Publication date 5 October 2017

Published in International Journal of Geometric Methods in Modern Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1609.01470

zbMATH Keywords

localizationquantum field theorysymplectic localization

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Global theory of symplectic and contact manifolds (53D35) General and philosophical questions in quantum theory (81P05) Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20)

Abstract: In nonrelatistic quantum mechanics, Born's principle of localistion is as follows: For a single particle, if a wave function $ps{i}_K$ vanishes outside a spatial region $K$, it is said to be localised in $K$. In particular if a spatial region $K^{\prime }$ is disjoint from $K$, a wave function $ps{i}_{K^{\prime }}$ localised in $K^{\prime }$ is orthogonal to $ps{i}_K$. Such a principle of localisation does not exist compatibly with relativity and causality in quantum field theory (Newton and Wigner) or interacting point particles (Currie,Jordan and Sudarshan).It is replaced by symplectic localisation of observables as shown by Brunetti, Guido and Longo, Schroer and others. This localisation gives a simple derivation of the spin-statistics theorem and the Unruh effect, and shows how to construct quantum fields for anyons and for massless particles with `continuous' spin. This review outlines the basic principles underlying symplectic localisation and shows or mentions its deep implications. In particular, it has the potential to affect relativistic quantum information theory and black hole physics.

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