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Causality in Non-Commutative Quantum Field Theories

High Energy Physics - Theory 2008-11-26 v3

Abstract

We study causality in non-commutative quantum field theory with a space-space non-commutativity. We employ the S-operator approach of Bogoliubov-Shirkov(BS). We generalize the BS criterion of causality to the noncommutative theory. The criterion to test causality leads to a nonzero difference between T*-product and T-product as a condition of causality violation for a spacelike separation. We discuss two examples; one in a scalar theory and one in the Yukawa theory. In particular, in the context of a non-commutative Yukawa theory, with the interaction Lagrangian ψˉ(x)ψ(x)ϕ(x)\bar{\psi}(x)\star\psi(x)\star\phi(x), is observed to be causality violating even in case of space-space noncommutativity for which \theta^{0i}=0. \

Cite

@article{arxiv.hep-th/0701171,
  title  = {Causality in Non-Commutative Quantum Field Theories},
  author = {Asrarul Haque and Satish D. Joglekar},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:hep-th/0701171},
  year   = {2008}
}

Comments

18 pages, LaTeX; A few changes in sections 3.2,3.3 and 4

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