MAX-PLANCK-INSTITUT FÜR WISSENSCHAFTSGESCHICHTE Max Planck Institute for the History of Science

Event

Nov 27, 2019
Localizability and vacuum entanglement in (non-)relativistic QFT

Can a relativistic QFT be consistently described as a theory of localizable particles? There are many well-known obstructions with such a description. In this talk we will trace how such obstructions arise in the regime between non-relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic QFT. Perhaps surprisingly, we find that the localizability issues persist in the non-relativistic regime of a relativistic QFT. We link this to the persistence of vacuum entanglement alluding to the Reeh-Schlieder theorem (arXiv:1902.10684v2). Finally, we will discuss how such considerations are becoming increasingly relevant for the relatively young field of Relativistic Quantum Information.

Organizer(s)
Address
MPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Room
Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room
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About This Series

The seminar series of the Research Group “Historical Epistemology of the Final Theory Program” runs once a month, usually on a Monday at 14:30 in the seminar room of the Villa (Harnackstraße 5). The talks deal primarily with the history, philosophy, and foundations of modern (post-WWII) physics or with wider epistemological questions related to the work of the group. There are no pre-circulated papers.

Full program of the seminar series, Research Group “Historical Epistemology of the Final Theory Program”
2019-11-27T15:00:00SAVE IN I-CAL 2019-11-27 15:00:00 2019-11-27 17:00:00 Localizability and vacuum entanglement in (non-)relativistic QFT Can a relativistic QFT be consistently described as a theory of localizable particles? There are many well-known obstructions with such a description. In this talk we will trace how such obstructions arise in the regime between non-relativistic quantum mechanics and relativistic QFT. Perhaps surprisingly, we find that the localizability issues persist in the non-relativistic regime of a relativistic QFT. We link this to the persistence of vacuum entanglement alluding to the Reeh-Schlieder theorem (arXiv:1902.10684v2). Finally, we will discuss how such considerations are becoming increasingly relevant for the relatively young field of Relativistic Quantum Information. MPIWG, Harnackstraße 5, 14195 Berlin, Germany Villa, Room V005/Seminar Room Alexander Blum Alexander Blum Europe/Berlin public