On revolutionizing quantum field theory with Tomita's modular theory

HJ Borchers - Journal of mathematical Physics, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
In the book of Haag [Local Quantum Physics (Springer Verlag, Berlin, 1992)] about local
quantum field theory the main results are obtained by the older methods of C*-and W …

On the independence of local algebras in quantum field theory

SJ Summers - Reviews in Mathematical Physics, 1990 - World Scientific
A review is made of the multitude of different mathematical formalizations of the physical
concept 'two observables (or two systems) are independent'that have been proposed in …

Quantum reference frames, measurement schemes and the type of local algebras in quantum field theory

CJ Fewster, DW Janssen, LD Loveridge… - … in Mathematical Physics, 2025 - Springer
We develop an operational framework, combining relativistic quantum measurement theory
with quantum reference frames (QRFs), in which local measurements of a quantum field on …

Construction of quantum field theories with factorizing S-matrices

G Lechner - Communications in Mathematical Physics, 2008 - Springer
A new approach to the construction of interacting quantum field theories on two-dimensional
Minkowski space is discussed. In this program, models are obtained from a prescribed …

Towards a relativistic KMS-condition

J Bros, D Buchholz - Nuclear Physics B, 1994 - Elsevier
It is shown that, under quite general conditions, thermal correlation functions in relativistic
quantum field theory have stronger analyticity properties in configuration space than those …

Reconstructing the Thermal Green Functions¶ at Real Times from Those at Imaginary Times

G Cuniberti, E De Micheli, GA Viano - Communications in Mathematical …, 2001 - Springer
By exploiting the analyticity and boundary value properties of the thermal Green functions
that result from the KMS condition in both time and energy complex variables, we treat the …

Thermodynamic properties of non-equilibrium states in quantum field theory

D Buchholz, I Ojima, H Roos - Annals of Physics, 2002 - Elsevier
Within the framework of relativistic quantum field theory, a novel method is established
which allows for distinguishing non-equilibrium states admitting locally a thermodynamic …

[HTML][HTML] String-localized quantum fields from Wigner representations

J Mund, B Schroer, J Yngvason - Physics Letters B, 2004 - Elsevier
In contrast to the usual representations of the Poincaré group of finite spin or helicity the
Wigner representations of mass zero and infinite spin are known to be incompatible with …

The quest for understanding in relativistic quantum physics

D Buchholz, R Haag - Journal of Mathematical Physics, 2000 - pubs.aip.org
The end of the first half of the century coincided with a notable incision in the search for
fundamental laws. The breakthrough in the handling of quantum electrodynamics had …

A new look at Goldstone's theorem

D Buchholz, S Doplicher, R Longo… - … in Mathematical Physics, 1992 - World Scientific
The appearance of spontaneously broken symmetries and its bearing on the physical mass
spectrum are analyzed in the algebraic setting of local quantum field theory. Within this …