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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 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.
which is an eigenvalue equation. Very often, only numerical solutions to the Schrödinger equation can be found for a given physical system and its associated potential energy. However, there exists a subset of physical systems for which the form of the eigenfunctions and their associated energies, or eigenvalues, can be found.
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 !
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.
In the homogeneous case (f=0), the screened Poisson equation is the same as the time-independent Klein–Gordon equation. In the inhomogeneous case, the screened Poisson equation is very similar to the inhomogeneous Helmholtz equation, the only difference being the sign within the brackets.
Moreover, the free fields operators, i.e. when interactions are assumed not to exist, turn out to (formally) satisfy the same equation as do the fields (wave functions) in many cases. Thus the Klein–Gordon equation (spin 0) and the Dirac equation (spin 1 ⁄ 2) in this guise remain in the theory.