States on timelike hypersurfaces in quantum field theory

Details States on timelike hypersurfaces in quantum field theory States on timelike hypersurfaces in quantum field theory

2005-05-31

arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/0505267v1

Phys.Lett. B622 (2005) 172-177

Physics

High Energy Physics

High Energy Physics - Theory

4 pages, 2 figures, LaTeX + revtex4 + eepic

Scientific paper

10.1016/j.physletb.2005.06.078

We investigate the possibility of defining states on timelike hypersurfaces in quantum field theory. To this end we consider hyperplanes in the real massive Klein-Gordon theory using the Schroedinger representation. We find a well defined vacuum wave functional, existing on any hyperplane, with the remarkable property that it changes smoothly even under Euclidean rotation through the light-cone. Moreover, particles on timelike hyperplanes exist and occur in two variants, incoming and outgoing, distinguished by the sign of the energy. Multi-particle wave functionals take a form similar to those on spacelike hypersurfaces. The role of unitarity and the inner product is discussed.

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