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Measurement and preparation protocols for quantum field theory on curved spacetimes

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology 2025-09-01 v1

Abstract

In this conference proceedings contribution, I describe work in progress concerning two problems in the measurement theory of quantum fields. First, it is proved that all local observables can be obtained from local measurement schemes. Second, I describe a protocol for preparing a Hadamard local product state of given Hadamard states relative to the local algebras of specified spacelike separated regions.

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@article{arxiv.2508.21426,
  title  = {Measurement and preparation protocols for quantum field theory on curved spacetimes},
  author = {Christopher J. Fewster},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2508.21426},
  year   = {2025}
}

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5pp. Contribution to the proceedings of The 24th International Conference on General Relativity and Gravitation (GR24) and the 16th Edoardo Amaldi Conference on Gravitational Waves (Amaldi16), based on a talk given in session D4