QFT, Antimatter, and Symmetry

2009/03/17 by David Wallace · 2 voices
Mathematics · Physics and Astronomy · #Algebraic structures and combinatorial models #Quantum Mechanics and Non-Hermitian Physics #Quantum and Classical Electrodynamics #quant-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1016/j.shpsb.2009.07.002

published as Stud.Hist.Philos.Mod.Phys.40:209-222,2009 · LaTeX; 34 pages; revision corrects a few typos and makes some minor changes for clarity. Forthcoming in Studies in the History and Philosophy of Modern Physics

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Abstract

A systematic analysis is made of the relations between the symmetries of a classical field and the symmetries of the one-particle quantum system that results from quantizing that field in regimes where interactions are weak. The results are applied to gain a greater insight into the phenomenon of antimatter.

Discussions

• I've only ever seen it addressed here. Wallace takes the point of view that a quantum field theory arises by quantizing a classical field theory, such as the one you mentioned concerning algebra-value [bsky, 7 points, 1 comments]
• this one [bsky, 2 points, 1 comments]

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