Multi-time wave functions for quantum field theory

DOI10.1016/J.AOP.2014.03.004zbMATH Open1343.81119arXiv1309.0802OpenAlexW2026688490WikidataQ62036701 ScholiaQ62036701MaRDI QIDQ307084FDOQ307084

Authors: Sören Petrat, Roderich Tumulka 

Publication date: 1 September 2016

Published in: Annals of Physics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: Multi-time wave functions such as $phi(t_1,x_1,ldots,t_N,x_N)$ have one time variable $t_j$ for each particle. This type of wave function arises as a relativistic generalization of the wave function $psi(t,x_1,ldots,x_N)$ of non-relativistic quantum mechanics. We show here how a quantum field theory can be formulated in terms of multi-time wave functions. We mainly consider a particular quantum field theory that features particle creation and annihilation. Starting from the particle-position representation of state vectors in Fock space, we introduce multi-time wave functions with a variable number of time variables, set up multi-time evolution equations, and show that they are consistent. Moreover, we discuss the relation of the multi-time wave function to two other representations, the Tomonaga-Schwinger representation and the Heisenberg picture in terms of operator-valued fields on space-time. In a certain sense and under natural assumptions, we find that all three representations are equivalent; yet, we point out that the multi-time formulation has several technical and conceptual advantages.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/1309.0802

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zbMATH Keywords

many-time formalismparticle-position representation of quantum staterelativistic wave functionTomonaga-Schwinger equationconsistent multi-time Schrödinger equations

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Alternative quantum mechanics (including hidden variables, etc.) (81Q65) Quantum field theory; related classical field theories (81T99)

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