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Affine quantization is a parallel procedure to canonical quantization, which is ideally suited to deal with special problems. Vector affine quantization introduces multiple degrees of freedom which find that working together create novel…

General Physics · Physics 2021-10-19 John R. Klauder

Quantum field theory reconciles quantum mechanics and special relativity, and plays a central role in many areas of physics. We develop a quantum algorithm to compute relativistic scattering probabilities in a massive quantum field theory…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-06-03 Stephen P. Jordan , Keith S. M. Lee , John Preskill

Quantum optics is a field of research based on the quantum theory of light. Here, we show that the classical theory of light can be equally effective in explaining a cornerstone of quantum optics: the quantization of the free radiation…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2015-05-21 Michele Marrocco

The problem of defining and constructing representations of the Canonical Commutation Relations can be systematically approached via the technique of {\it algebraic quantization}. In particular, when the phase space of the system is linear…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2017-08-23 Alejandro Corichi , Jeronimo Cortez , Hernando Quevedo

The quantum theory of fields is largely based on studying perturbations around non-interacting, or free, field theories, which correspond to a collection of quantum-mechanical harmonic oscillators. The quantum theory of an ordinary fluid is…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-04-24 Ben Gripaios , Dave Sutherland

There are many possible gravitational applications of an effective approach to Quantum Field Theory (QFT) in curved space. We present a brief review of effective approach and discuss its impact for such relevant issues as the cosmological…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2015-06-26 Ilya L. Shapiro

The rules of canonical quantization normally offer good results, but sometimes they fail, e.g., leading to quantum triviality ($=$ free) for certain examples that are classically nontrivial ($\ne$ free). A new procedure, called Enhanced…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-11-26 John R. Klauder

In general, quantum field theories (QFT) require regularizations and infinite renormalizations due to ultraviolet divergences in their loop calculations. Furthermore, perturbation series in theories like QED are not convergent series, but…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2009-11-10 Y. Jack Ng , H. van Dam

Guided by idealized but soluble nonrenormalizable models, a nontraditional proposal for the quantization of covariant scalar field theories is advanced, which achieves a term-by-term, divergence-free perturbation analysis of interacting…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2010-09-21 John R. Klauder

Affine quantization, which is a parallel procedure with canonical quantization, needs to use its principal quantum operators, most simply $D=(PQ+QP)/2$ and $Q\neq0$, to represent appropriate kinetic factors, normally $P^2$, which involve…

High Energy Physics - Lattice · Physics 2022-07-01 Riccardo Fantoni , John R. Klauder

In this paper we relate two mathematical frameworks that make perturbative quantum field theory rigorous: perturbative algebraic quantum field theory (pAQFT) and the factorization algebras framework developed by Costello and Gwilliam. To…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2019-11-11 Owen Gwilliam , Kasia Rejzner

We introduce regular charts as physical reference frames in spacetime, and we show that general spacetimes can always be fully captured by regular charts. Effective quantum field theories (QFTs) can be conveniently defined in regular…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2013-02-19 Andreas Raab

Goal of this review is to introduce the algebraic approach to quantum field theory on curved backgrounds. Based on a set of axioms, first written down by Haag and Kastler, this method consists of a two-step procedure. In the first one, a…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2013-07-02 Marco Benini , Claudio Dappiaggi , Thomas-Paul Hack

In this paper, we investigate the quantum field theory in Klein space that has two time directions. To study the canonical quantization, we select the ``length of time" $q$ as the evolution direction of the system. In our novel…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2026-04-07 Bin Chen , Zezhou Hu , Xin-Cheng Mao

The sheaf-theoretic structure is useful in classifying no-go theorems related to non-locality and contextuality. It provides a new point of view different from conventional formularization of quantum mechanics. First, we examine a…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2015-10-30 Tsubasa Takagi

Many attempts have been made to provide Quantum Field Theory with conceptually clear and mathematically rigorous foundations; remarkable examples are the Bohmian and the algebraic perspectives respectively. In this essay we introduce the…

History and Philosophy of Physics · Physics 2020-11-03 Andrea Oldofredi , Hans Christian Öttinger

We determine the form of the Wigner functional for several types of quantum free field theories in order to analyze the representation of QFT in phase space, as well as to compare it to other mainstream formulations. We use Jackiw's…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2021-08-16 José A. R. Cembranos , Marcos Skowronek

The problem of infinities in quantum field theory (QRT) is a long standing problem in physics.For solving this problem, different renormalization techniques have been suggested but the problem still persists. Here we suggest another…

General Physics · Physics 2022-02-01 Mark Burgin , Felix Lev

We quantize abelian Yang-Mills theory on Riemannian manifolds with boundaries in any dimension. The quantization proceeds in two steps. First, the classical theory is encoded into an axiomatic form describing solution spaces associated to…

High Energy Physics - Theory · Physics 2018-09-28 Homero G. Díaz-Marín , Robert Oeckl

Standard quantization using, for example, path integration of field theory models, includes paths of momentum and field reach infinity in the Hamiltonian density, while the Hamiltonian itself remains finite. That fact causes considerable…

General Physics · Physics 2023-09-25 John R. Klauder , Riccardo Fantoni