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Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-11-10 v1

Abstract

The problems which arise for a relativistic quantum mechanics are reviewed and critically examined in connection with the foundations of quantum field theory. The conflict between the quantum mechanical Hilbert space structure, the locality property and the gauge invariance encoded in the Gauss' law is discussed in connection with the various quantization choices for gauge fields

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/0401143,
  title  = {Relativistic Quantum Mechanics and Field Theory},
  author = {F. Strocchi},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0401143},
  year   = {2009}
}

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33 pages, Invited talk al the Conference "Present Problems of Theoretical Physics", Vietri April 11-16 (2003)