A new class of Volterra-type integral equations from relativistic quantum physics

DOI10.1216/JIE-2019-31-4-535MaRDI QIDQ2297065zbMATH OpenFDO

Authors Matthias Lienert, Roderich Tumulka

Publication date 18 February 2020

Published in Journal of Integral Equations and Applications (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1803.08792, https://projecteuclid.org/euclid.jiea/1580958126

zbMATH Keywords

Bethe-Salpeter equationmulti-dimensional Volterra integral equationsmulti-time wave functionsrelativistic quantum mechanicssingular integral equationstime delay

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Volterra integral equations (45D05) Singular integral equations (45E99) Bethe-Salpeter and other integral equations arising in quantum theory (81Q40)

Abstract: Here we study a new kind of linear integral equations for a relativistic quantum-mechanical two-particle wave function $psi(x_1,x_2)$, where $x_1,x_2$ are spacetime points. In the case of retarded interaction, these integral equations are of Volterra-type in the in the time variables, i.e., they involve a time integration from 0 to $t_i=x_i^0,i=1,2$. They are interesting not only in view of their applications in physics, but also because of the following mathematical features: (a) time and space variables are more interrelated than in normal time-dependent problems, (b) the integral kernels are singular, and the structure of these singularities is non-trivial, (c) they feature time delay. We formulate a number of examples of such equations for scalar wave functions and prove existence and uniqueness of solutions for them. We also point out open mathematical problems.

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