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In this work, we discuss the scattering theory of local, relativistic quantum fields with indefinite metric. Since the results of Haag–Ruelle theory do not carry over to the case of indefinite metric [4], we propose an axiomatic framework for the construction of in- and out-states, such that the LSZ asymptotic condition can be derived from the assumptions. The central mathematical object for this construction is the collection of mixed vacuum expectation values of local, in- and out-fields, called the “form factor functional”, which is required to fulfill a Hilbert space structure condition. Given a scattering matrix with polynomial transfer functions, we then construct interpolating, local, relativistic quantum fields with indefinite metric, which fit into the given scattering framework.
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Received: 13 September 1999/ Accepted: 1 August 2000
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Albeverio, S., Gottschalk, H. Scattering Theory for Quantum Fields¶with Indefinite Metric. Commun. Math. Phys. 216, 491–513 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002200000332
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002200000332