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Unstable Systems in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory

High Energy Physics - Theory 2009-10-30 v1 High Energy Physics - Phenomenology

Abstract

We show how the state of an unstable particle can be defined in terms of stable asymptotic states. This general definition is used to discuss and to solve some old problems connected with the short-time and large-time behaviour of the non-decay amplitude.

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@article{arxiv.hep-th/9709110,
  title  = {Unstable Systems in Relativistic Quantum Field Theory},
  author = {L. Maiani and M. Testa},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/9709110},
  year   = {2009}
}

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12 pages, Latex

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