A class of QFTs with higher derivative field equations leading to standard dispersion relation for the particle excitations

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETB.2020.135912MaRDI QIDQ820377zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors N. E. Zubov

Publication date 27 September 2021

Published in Physics Letters B (Search for Journal in Brave)

Copyright license Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.04411

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Infinite-dimensional groups and algebras motivated by physics, including Virasoro, Kac-Moody, (W)-algebras and other current algebras and their representations (81R10) Model quantum field theories (81T10) Feynman diagrams (81T18) Path integrals in quantum mechanics (81S40)

Abstract: Given any (Feynman) propagator which is Lorentz and translation invariant, it is possible to construct an action functional for a scalar field such that the quantum field theory, obtained by path integral quantization, leads to this propagator. In general, such a theory will involve derivatives of the field higher than two and can even involve derivatives of infinite order. The poles of the given propagator determine the dispersion relation for the excitations of this field. I show that it is possible to construct field theories in which the dispersion relation is the same as that of standard Klein-Gordan field, even though the Lagrangian contains derivatives of infinite order. I provide a concrete example of this situation starting from a propagator which incorporates the effects of the zero-point-length of the spacetime. I compare the path integral approach with an alternative, operator-based approach, and highlight the advantages of using the former.

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