QFT, Antimatter, and Symmetry
Quantum Physics
2009-09-28 v2
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.
Cite
@article{arxiv.0903.3018,
title = {QFT, Antimatter, and Symmetry},
author = {David Wallace},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0903.3018},
year = {2009}
}
Comments
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