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View SchemaThe indefinite metric problem revisited and chased away
| Authors | A. B. van Oosten |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | physics/0107025 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/physics/0107025 |
Abstract
Attempts to quantize light in a manifestly Lorentz covariant manner fail because of the indefinite metric problem. Here an error in the interpretation is uncovered that is at the root of this problem.
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