| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7551914 | Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part B: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics | 2017 | 35 Pages |
Abstract
- Modern Quantum Field Theory (QFT) is generally formulated as a theory of scattering.
- The paper gives a historical analysis of how this came about.
- It is traced back to two radical attempts to solve the divergence difficulties of QFT.
- In these attempts the instantaneous quantum state was abolished entirely.
- These unsuccessful attempts provided the framework for reformulating QFT.
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Authors
Alexander S. Blum,