Quantum field theory on certain non-globally hyperbolic spacetimes

DOI10.1088/0264-9381/13/1/006zbMATH Open0847.53056arXivgr-qc/9508051OpenAlexW3098000398MaRDI QIDQ4865460FDOQ4865460

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Publication date: 18 March 1996

Published in: Classical and Quantum Gravity (Search for Journal in Brave)

Abstract: We study real linear scalar field theory on two simple non-globally hyperbolic spacetimes containing closed timelike curves within the framework proposed by Kay for algebraic quantum field theory on non-globally hyperbolic spacetimes. In this context, a spacetime (M,g) is said to be `F-quantum compatible' with a field theory if it admits a *-algebra of local observables for that theory which satisfies a locality condition known as `F-locality'. Kay's proposal is that, in formulating algebraic quantum field theory on $(M,g)$, F-locality should be imposed as a necessary condition on the *-algebra of observables. The spacetimes studied are the 2- and 4-dimensional spacelike cylinders (Minkowski space quotiented by a timelike translation). Kay has shown that the 4-dimensional spacelike cylinder is F-quantum compatible with massless fields. We prove that it is also F-quantum compatible with massive fields and prove the F-quantum compatibility of the 2-dimensional spacelike cylinder with both massive and massless fields. In each case, F-quantum compatibility is proved by constructing a suitable F-local algebra.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/gr-qc/9508051

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zbMATH Keywords

closed timelike curvesalgebraic quantum field theory\(F\)-local algebrasnontrivial quantum gravitational effects

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Applications of differential geometry to physics (53Z05) Quantum field theory on curved space or space-time backgrounds (81T20) Space-time singularities, cosmic censorship, etc. (83C75)

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