Wightman axioms
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The Wightman axioms are a set of rigorous mathematical conditions that formalize relativistic quantum field theory in terms of operator-valued distributions on Hilbert space.
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Target entity: Wightman axioms Context triple: [Osterwalder–Schrader axioms, relatedTo, Wightman axioms]
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Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
The Osterwalder–Schrader axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that characterize Euclidean quantum field theories in a way that allows them to be rigorously continued to physically meaningful relativistic quantum field theories.
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Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
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Wigner’s theorem on symmetry transformations
Wigner’s theorem on symmetry transformations is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics stating that any symmetry of transition probabilities is represented by either a unitary or antiunitary operator on the system’s Hilbert space.
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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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Gelfand–Naimark theorem
The Gelfand–Naimark theorem is a foundational result in functional analysis that characterizes C*-algebras as algebras of bounded operators on a Hilbert space (and, in the commutative case, as algebras of continuous functions on a locally compact Hausdorff space).
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Target entity: Wightman axioms Target entity description: The Wightman axioms are a set of rigorous mathematical conditions that formalize relativistic quantum field theory in terms of operator-valued distributions on Hilbert space.
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A.
Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
The Osterwalder–Schrader axioms are a set of mathematical conditions that characterize Euclidean quantum field theories in a way that allows them to be rigorously continued to physically meaningful relativistic quantum field theories.
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B.
Faddeev’s axioms
Faddeev’s axioms are a set of conditions characterizing Shannon entropy in information theory, providing an alternative but equivalent axiomatization to the Shannon–Khinchin framework.
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C.
Wigner’s theorem on symmetry transformations
Wigner’s theorem on symmetry transformations is a fundamental result in quantum mechanics stating that any symmetry of transition probabilities is represented by either a unitary or antiunitary operator on the system’s Hilbert space.
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D.
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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E.
Gelfand–Naimark theorem
The Gelfand–Naimark theorem is a foundational result in functional analysis that characterizes C*-algebras as algebras of bounded operators on a Hilbert space (and, in the commutative case, as algebras of continuous functions on a locally compact Hausdorff space).
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
axiomatic system
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framework in mathematical physics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Wightman axioms
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surface form:
Wightman formulation of quantum field theory
Wightman framework ⓘ |
| appliesTo | relativistic quantum fields in Minkowski space ⓘ |
| assumes |
Minkowski space-time
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surface form:
Minkowski spacetime structure
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| contrastsWith |
canonical quantization approach
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path-integral formulation of quantum field theory ⓘ |
| defines | n-point Wightman functions as vacuum expectation values of fields ⓘ |
| describes | relativistic quantum field theory ⓘ |
| ensures |
analytic properties of correlation functions
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positivity of the Hilbert space inner product ⓘ relativistic causality in quantum field theory ⓘ |
| field |
constructive quantum field theory
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mathematical physics ⓘ quantum field theory ⓘ |
| formalizes | relativistic quantum field theory ⓘ |
| goal | to provide a mathematically rigorous foundation for quantum field theory ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | difficulty in constructing interacting models in four dimensions ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| implies |
CPT invariance under suitable assumptions
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spin–statistics connection under suitable assumptions ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of constructive quantum field theory
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rigorous proofs of CPT and spin–statistics theorems ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Arthur Wightman ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Wightman ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Haag-Kastler axioms
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surface form:
Haag–Kastler axioms
LSZ reduction formula ⓘ Osterwalder–Schrader axioms ⓘ algebraic quantum field theory ⓘ |
| requires |
covariance of fields under Poincaré transformations
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cyclicity of the vacuum for the field algebra ⓘ existence of a Hilbert space of states ⓘ fields as operator-valued tempered distributions ⓘ local commutativity (microcausality) ⓘ spectrum of energy–momentum in the closed forward light cone ⓘ unique Poincaré-invariant vacuum vector ⓘ unitary representation of the Poincaré group ⓘ |
| usesConcept |
Hilbert space
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Poincaré group ⓘ Wightman functions ⓘ covariance ⓘ locality ⓘ operator-valued distributions ⓘ spectrum condition ⓘ tempered distributions ⓘ vacuum state ⓘ |
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