Why does quantum field theory in curved spacetime make sense? And what happens to the algebra of observables in the thermodynamic limit?
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title: Why does quantum field theory in curved spacetime make sense? And what happens to the algebra of observables in the thermodynamic limit?
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-17523-7_11
author: Edward Witten
publication date: 2024-05-30T00:00:00Z
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T20
Mathematics Subject Classification ID: 81T28
zbMATH DE Number: 7857572
zbMATH Keywords: thermodynamic limit
zbMATH Keywords: quantum statistical mechanics
zbMATH Keywords: curved spacetime
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