Discrete fields on the lightcone
| dc.creator | de Souza, Manoelito M. | |
| dc.date | 1997-08-11 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-07-07T04:23:32Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2026-07-07T04:23:32Z | |
| dc.description | We introduce a classical field theory based on a concept of extended causality that mimics the causality of a point-particle Classical Mechanics by imposing constraints that are equivalent to a particle initial position and velocity. It results on a description of discrete (pointwise) interactions in terms of localized particle-like fields. We find the propagators of these particle-like fields and discuss their physical meaning, properties and consequences. They are conformally invariant, singularity-free, and describing a manifestly covariant $(1+1)$-dimensional dynamics in a $(3+1)$ spacetime. Remarkably this conformal symmetry remains even for the propagation of a massive field in four spacetime dimensions. The standard formalism with its distributed fields is retrieved in terms of spacetime average of the discrete fields. Singularities are the by-products of the averaging proccess. This new formalism enlightens the meaning and the problems of field theory, and may allow a softer transition to a quantum theory. | |
| dc.description | 26 pages, Revtex, 11 ps figures | |
| dc.identifier | https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9708066 | |
| dc.identifier | http://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9708066 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/55064 | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Theory | |
| dc.subject | High Energy Physics - Phenomenology | |
| dc.title | Discrete fields on the lightcone | |
| dc.type | text |