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7 - Charged States in Scalar Quantum Electrodynamics

from Part I - Quantum Field Theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2025

Wolfgang Bietenholz
Affiliation:
Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Uwe-Jens Wiese
Affiliation:
Universität Bern, Switzerland
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Scalar quantum electrodynamics is constructed by promoting a global U(1) symmetry to a local one. We address electrically charged infraparticles, and the corresponding superselection sectors, in infinite volume and in finite volume with two kinds of boundary Conditions.

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Print publication year: 2025

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