Modular localization and wigner particles

Reviews in Mathematical Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 7-8, 2002, Pages 759-785

  Brunetti, R ^a   Guido, D ^b   Longo, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Continuous spin; Free fields; Induced representations; Local quantum physics; Modular theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036660279     PISSN: 0129055X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/s0129055x02001387     Document Type: Article

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