On the energy of physical states in QED in the convariant gauge

Dan Solomon

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On the energy of physical states in QED in the convariant gauge

Dan Solomon

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In quantum field theory it is generally assumed that there is a lower bound to the energy of a quantum state. Here, it will be shown that there is no lower bound to the energy of physical states in QED in a manifestly covariant gauge.

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Dan Solomon. 2007-05-21. On the energy of physical states in QED in the convariant gauge. https://arxiv.org/abs/0705.2979

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