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This is commonly taken as a general solution to the free Klein–Gordon equation. Note that because the initial Fourier transformation contained Lorentz invariant quantities like p ⋅ x = p μ x μ {\displaystyle p\cdot x=p_{\mu }x^{\mu }} only, the last expression is also a Lorentz invariant solution to the Klein–Gordon equation.
The classical equations of motion of a field are typically identical in form to the (quantum) equations for the wave-function of one of its quanta. For example, the Klein–Gordon equation is the classical equation of motion for a free scalar field, but also the quantum equation for a scalar particle wave-function.
The scalar propagators are Green's functions for the Klein–Gordon equation. There are related singular functions which are important in quantum field theory . These functions are most simply defined in terms of the vacuum expectation value of products of field operators.
The equations for stationary configurations of the FK model reduce to those of the standard map or Chirikov–Taylor map of stochastic theory. [1] In the continuum-limit approximation the FK model reduces to the exactly integrable sine-Gordon (SG) equation, which allows for soliton solutions.
A classical free scalar field satisfies the Klein–Gordon equation. If a scalar field is denoted φ {\displaystyle \varphi } , a quartic interaction is represented by adding a potential energy term ( λ / 4 !
Renormalization is a collection of techniques in quantum field theory, statistical field theory, and the theory of self-similar geometric structures, that are used to treat infinities arising in calculated quantities by altering values of these quantities to compensate for effects of their self-interactions.
The Klein paradox is an unexpected consequence of relativity on the interaction of quantum particles with electrostatic potentials. The quantum mechanical problem of free particles striking an electrostatic step potential has two solutions when relativity is ignored.
The Higgs field φ satisfies the Klein–Gordon equation. The weak interaction fields Z, W ± satisfy the Proca equation. These equations can be solved exactly. One usually does so by considering first solutions that are periodic with some period L along each spatial axis; later taking the limit: L → ∞ will lift this periodicity restriction.