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The non-relativistic limit ofP(ϕ)2 quantum field theories: Two-particle phenomena

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It is proved that for two-particle phenomena theP(ϕ)2 quantum field theories with speed of lightc converge to non-relativistic quantum mechanics with a δ function potential in the limitc→∞.

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Communicated by A. Jaffe

Supported by NSF Grant No. PHY 7506746

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Dimock, J. The non-relativistic limit ofP(ϕ)2 quantum field theories: Two-particle phenomena. Commun.Math. Phys. 57, 51–66 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01651693

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