Asymptotic morphisms and superselection theory in the scaling limit

DOI10.4171/JNCG/169MaRDI QIDQ470338zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Roberto Conti, Gerardo Morsella

Publication date 12 November 2014

Published in Journal of Noncommutative Geometry (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1205.6380

zbMATH Keywords

asymptotic morphismlocal net of operator algebrasnoncommutative geometryquantum field theoryscaling algebrascaling limit statessuperselection sectors

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Kasparov theory ((KK)-theory) (19K35) Applications of selfadjoint operator algebras to physics (46L60) Noncommutative geometry (à la Connes) (58B34) Axiomatic quantum field theory; operator algebras (81T05) Noncommutative geometry methods in quantum field theory (81T75)

Abstract: Given a local Haag-Kastler net of von Neumann algebras and one of its scaling limit states, we introduce a variant of the notion of asymptotic morphism by Connes and Higson, and we show that the unitary equivalence classes of (localized) morphisms of the scaling limit theory of the original net are in bijection with classes of suitable pairs of such asymptotic morphisms. In the process, we also show that the quasi-local C*-algebras of two nets are isomorphic under very general hypotheses, and we construct an extension of the scaling algebra whose representation on the scaling limit Hilbert space contains the local von Neumann algebras. We also study the relation between our asymptotic morphisms and superselection sectors preserved in the scaling limit.

Review text

Conti and Morsella use the algebraic approach to quantum field theory of Doplicher, Haag and Roberts where one assumes the existence of a local net of operator algebras satisfying physical axioms. Another powerful mathematical tool is provided by Noncommutative Geometry as developed by Connes. In the present paper, Conto and Morsella introduce a variant of the concept of asymptotic morphism of Connes and Higson. They show that this concept describes the superselection structure of the short distance scaling limit states in the context of a local net. Interesting connections between Quantum Field Theory in general and the language of Noncommutative Geometry have been detected and investigated by a number of authors. But the main motivation for the present paper was a question posed by Doplicher. He asks whether it is possible to describe all superselection sectors of the scaling limit nets, introduced by Buchholz and Verch, using objects related to the Connes-Higson asymptotic morphism. It turns out that this can be done with certain restrictions. The paper ends with an outlook on open questions, interesting issues and future directions.

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