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View SchemaThe Modal Interpretation of Algebraic Quantum Field Theory
| Authors | Rob Clifton |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0003018 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0003018 |
| DOI | 10.1016/S0375-9601(00)00364-9 |
| Journal | Phys.Lett. A271 (2000) 167-177 |
Abstract
In a recent article, Dieks has proposed a way to implement the modal interpretation of (nonrelativistic) quantum theory in relativistic quantum field theory. We show that his proposal fails to yield a well-defined prescription for which observables in a local spacetime region possess definite values. On the other hand, we demonstrate that there is a well-defined and unique way of extending the modal interpretation to the local algebras of relativistic quantum field theory. This extension, however, faces a potentially serious difficulty in connection with ergodic states of a field.
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