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Proper formulation of quantisation is essential for developing quantum field theory with Majorana neutrinos. This is not so obvious a problem because there exists a constraint that identifies a particle with an antiparticle. Because of this constraint that makes the field real, the Majorana field has both positive- and negative-frequency parts. In order to define the energy eigenstate separating the positive-frequency part from the other, quantisation plays a crucial role.
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Fukugita, M., Yanagida, T. (2003). Quantisation of the Majorana Field. In: Physics of Neutrinos. Texts and Monographs in Physics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-05119-1_7
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