Quantum states with Space-like energy-momentum

• Authors: Dan Solomon
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

A common assumption in quantum field theory is that the energy-momentum 4-vector of any quantum state must be time-like. It will be proven that this is not the case for a Dirac-Maxwell field. In this case quantum states can be shown to exist whose energy-momentum is space-like.

Keywords

EN

Negative energy; space-like; energy-momentum; 11.10.-z; 03.70.+k; 03.65.-w

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Open Physics
• Year: 2006
• Volume: 4
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 380-392

Dates

published

1 - 9 - 2006

online

1 - 9 - 2006

Contributors

author

Dan Solomon

• Rauland-Borg Corp., 3450 W. Oakton, Skokie, IL, 60076, USA

References

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• [6] J.J. Sakurai: Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Redwood, Calif, 1967.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/s11534-006-0014-1