Time evolution and Zeno effect in relativistic quantum field theory
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چکیده
We study the time evolution of decaying particles in the framework of certain renormalizable models of relativistic quantum field theory. Significant differences between the latter and the non-relativistic quantum mechanical case are found —in particular, regarding the so-called quantum Zeno effect. In some cases, the finite time behaviour is well defined after having performed a conventional renormalization. However, in other situations, the latter does not suffice to obtain finite survival probabilities. In all cases, the crucial consistency with Fermi’s golden rule holds. The analysis of the finite time evolution in relativistic quantum field theory (RQFT) and, in particular, the behaviour at short times of the survival probability of unstable particles in RQFT is a relevant matter as far as the foundations of quantum mechanics are concerned and has some peculiarities which make it to be worth studying. But before going to RQFT, we will briefly recapitulate the main features of the survival amplitude (SA) at E-mail:[email protected] E-mail: [email protected]
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