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In these notes I should like to discuss some general features of a Hamiltonian quantum field theory, as well as to present some recent results regarding existence questions for certain model field theories. Especially exciting among these recent results are those pretaining to a rigorous Hamiltonian formulation of a relativistic scalar field with quartic self-interaction in a two-dimensional space time [1]. These promising results clearly make the study of model theories attractive, and their study as Hamiltonian theories especially so.
Lecture given at the VIII. Internationale Universitätswochen für Kernphysik, Schladming, 24 Feb.–8 March, 1969.
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Klauder, J.R. (1969). Hamiltonian Approach to Quantum Field Theory. In: Urban, P. (eds) Particle Physics. Acta Physica Austriaca, vol 6/1969. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-7638-2_7
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