Published June 2004 | Version v1
Journal article

Field theory reformulated without self-energy parts. Kinetic extension for the Lee model

Description

An alternative formulation of field theory is possible such that self-energy contributions do no longer appear as dynamical processes. The dynamics is now described by kinetic-like equations of motion, involving more degrees of freedom than in the original formulation, plus a constraint propagating in time. Considering situations outside the equivalence conditions provides a natural irreversible extension of quantum field. The relevance of such extension relies on the positivity and normalization of the extension. The feasibility is examplified here on the Lee model without focusing on a particular sector. The tool used is the single subdynamics approach [Trends Stat. Phys. 3 (2000) 115]. A partial treatment of the Lee model along those lines have been considered for a particular sector [Prog. Theor. Phys. 109 (2003) 881]. We intend to consider here a set of sectors using a reduction formalism [Physica A 171 (1991) 159] which provides directly the required properties. Outside the equivalence conditions, our approach couples sectors and the resulting statistical mixture changes its composition with time

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Identifiers

DOI
10.1016/j.aop.2004.01.001;
PII
S0003491604000120;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Annals of Physics (New York)
Journal Volume
311
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 314-349
ISSN
0003-4916
CODEN
APNYA6

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35057635
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
DEGREES OF FREEDOM; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; LEE MODEL; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY; SELF-ENERGY
Descriptors DEC
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; ENERGY; EQUATIONS; FIELD THEORIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PARTICLE MODELS

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