Wightman functions
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Wightman functions are vacuum expectation values of time-ordered products of quantum fields that rigorously encode the correlation structure and axiomatic foundations of relativistic quantum field theory.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wightman functions canonical | 4 |
| Wightman fields | 1 |
| Wightman reconstruction theorem | 1 |
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Target entity: Wightman functions Context triple: [LSZ reduction formula, relatedTo, Wightman functions]
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Schwinger functions
Schwinger functions are Euclidean-space correlation functions in quantum field theory that encode the theory’s dynamics and can be analytically continued to yield physical Minkowski-space Green’s functions.
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Wick’s theorem
Wick’s theorem is a fundamental result in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered products of field operators as sums of normal-ordered products with all possible contractions, forming the basis for deriving Feynman rules and diagrammatic expansions.
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Wigner distribution function
The Wigner distribution function is a quasi-probability distribution used in quantum mechanics and signal processing to represent quantum states in phase space, often exhibiting non-classical features such as negative values.
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Hardy Z-function
The Hardy Z-function is a real-valued function derived from the Riemann zeta function on the critical line, used extensively in the study of the distribution of its zeros and the Riemann Hypothesis.
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Feynman–Kac formula
The Feynman–Kac formula is a fundamental result connecting solutions of certain partial differential equations with expectations over stochastic processes, forming a bridge between quantum mechanics, probability theory, and mathematical finance.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Wightman functions Target entity description: Wightman functions are vacuum expectation values of time-ordered products of quantum fields that rigorously encode the correlation structure and axiomatic foundations of relativistic quantum field theory.
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A.
Schwinger functions
Schwinger functions are Euclidean-space correlation functions in quantum field theory that encode the theory’s dynamics and can be analytically continued to yield physical Minkowski-space Green’s functions.
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B.
Wick’s theorem
Wick’s theorem is a fundamental result in quantum field theory that expresses time-ordered products of field operators as sums of normal-ordered products with all possible contractions, forming the basis for deriving Feynman rules and diagrammatic expansions.
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C.
Wigner distribution function
The Wigner distribution function is a quasi-probability distribution used in quantum mechanics and signal processing to represent quantum states in phase space, often exhibiting non-classical features such as negative values.
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D.
Hardy Z-function
The Hardy Z-function is a real-valued function derived from the Riemann zeta function on the critical line, used extensively in the study of the distribution of its zeros and the Riemann Hypothesis.
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E.
Feynman–Kac formula
The Feynman–Kac formula is a fundamental result connecting solutions of certain partial differential equations with expectations over stochastic processes, forming a bridge between quantum mechanics, probability theory, and mathematical finance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
concept in quantum field theory
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correlation function ⓘ mathematical object ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wightman correlation functions ⓘ |
| argument |
field labels
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spacetime points ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
unitary representation of the Poincaré group
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vacuum representation of the field algebra ⓘ |
| componentOf | Wightman axioms ⓘ |
| definedAs | vacuum expectation values of products of quantum fields ⓘ |
| dependsOn |
field operators
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vacuum state ⓘ |
| domain |
Minkowski space-time
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surface form:
Minkowski spacetime
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| field | relativistic quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasOrder | n-point function for n fields ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
Poincaré covariance
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distribution-valued ⓘ locality ⓘ positive definiteness ⓘ spectral condition ⓘ temperedness ⓘ |
| mathematicalNature | tempered distributions on Minkowski space ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Wightman ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Green function
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Hilbert space of states ⓘ LSZ reduction formula ⓘ Schwinger functions ⓘ n-point correlation function ⓘ operator-valued distributions ⓘ path integral correlation functions ⓘ quantum field ⓘ time-ordered products of fields ⓘ vacuum expectation value ⓘ |
| satisfies |
Hermiticity conditions
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cluster decomposition property ⓘ local commutativity ⓘ relativistic invariance ⓘ spectral support condition ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
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surface form:
Osterwalder–Schrader reconstruction via analytic continuation
Wightman functions self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Wightman reconstruction theorem
axiomatic formulation of quantum field theory ⓘ constructing scattering amplitudes ⓘ defining relativistic quantum fields rigorously ⓘ encoding correlation structure of quantum fields ⓘ reconstructing quantum field theories ⓘ studying analytic properties of QFT ⓘ |
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