2004/01/27 by Dan Solomon
Physics and Astronomy · #hep-th #quant-ph
published as Frontiers in Quantum Physics Research (Nova Science, 2004) · Accepted as a chapter in "Progress in Quantum Physics Research" Nova Science Publishers. 62 pages
arxiv created 2004/01/27 · arxiv updated 2009/12/01
Dirac's hole theory and quantum field theory are generally thought to be equivalent. In fact field theory can be derived from hole theory through the process of second quantization. However, it can be shown that problems worked in both theories yield different results. The reason for the difference between the two theories will be examined and the effect the this difference has on the way calculations are done in quantum theory will be examined.