Analytic States in Quantum Field Theory on Curved Spacetimes
Alexander Strohmaier, Edward Witten
Abstract
Abstract We discuss high energy properties of states for (possibly interacting) quantum fields in curved spacetimes. In particular, if the spacetime is real analytic, we show that an analogue of the timelike tube theorem and the Reeh–Schlieder property hold with respect to states satisfying a weak form of microlocal analyticity condition. The former means the von Neumann algebra of observables of a spacelike tube equals the von Neumann algebra of observables of a significantly bigger region that is obtained by deforming the boundary of the tube in a timelike manner. This generalizes theorems by Araki (Helv Phys Acta 36:132–139, 1963) and Borchers (Nuovo Cim (10) 19:787–793, 1961) to curved spacetimes.
Topics & Concepts
ObservableQuantum field theoryPhysicsMathematical physicsSpacetimeVon Neumann architectureField (mathematics)Quantum field theory in curved spacetimeVon Neumann algebraQuantumPure mathematicsQuantum gravityQuantum mechanicsMathematicsNoncommutative and Quantum Gravity TheoriesBlack Holes and Theoretical PhysicsAdvanced Operator Algebra Research