Published December 2, 2005
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Journal article
Quantum field theory on manifolds with a boundary
Creators
- 1. Institute of Theoretical Physics, University of Wroclaw, 50-204 Wroclaw, Plac Maxa Borna 9 (Poland)
Description
We discuss quantum theory of fields Φ defined on a (d + 1)-dimensional manifold M with a boundary B. The free action W0(Φ) which is a bilinear form in Φ defines the Gaussian measure with a covariance (Green function) G. We discuss a relation between the quantum field theory with a fixed boundary condition Φ and the theory defined by the Green function G. It is shown that the latter results by an average over Φ of the first. The QFT in anti-de Sitter space is treated as an example. It is shown that quantum fields on the boundary are more regular than those on anti-de Sitter space
Availability note (English)
Available online at http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/10393/a5_48_010.pdf or at the Web site for the Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General (ISSN 1361-6447) http://www.iop.org/Additional details
Identifiers
- URL
- http://stacks.iop.org/0305-4470/38/10393/a5_48_010.pdf;
- DOI
- 10.1088/0305-4470/38/48/010;
- PII
- S0305-4470(05)00337-9;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Journal of Physics. A, Mathematical and General
- Journal Volume
- 38
- Journal Issue
- 48
- Journal Page Range
- p. 10393-10401
- ISSN
- 0305-4470
- CODEN
- JPHAC5
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 37048526
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
- Descriptors DEI
- BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DE SITTER GROUP; GREEN FUNCTION; MANY-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS; MATHEMATICAL MANIFOLDS; MATHEMATICAL SPACE; QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
- Descriptors DEC
- FIELD THEORIES; FUNCTIONS; LIE GROUPS; SPACE; SYMMETRY GROUPS