Time Ordering on Field operator algebra #
Defining time order for FiedOpAlgebra. #
For a field specification 𝓕, timeOrder is the linear map
WickAlgebra 𝓕 →ₗ[ℂ] WickAlgebra 𝓕
defined as the descent of ι ∘ₗ timeOrderF : FieldOpFreeAlgebra 𝓕 →ₗ[ℂ] WickAlgebra 𝓕 from
FieldOpFreeAlgebra 𝓕 to WickAlgebra 𝓕.
This descent exists because ι ∘ₗ timeOrderF is well-defined on equivalence classes.
The notation 𝓣(a) is used for timeOrder a.
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For a field specification 𝓕, timeOrder is the linear map
WickAlgebra 𝓕 →ₗ[ℂ] WickAlgebra 𝓕
defined as the descent of ι ∘ₗ timeOrderF : FieldOpFreeAlgebra 𝓕 →ₗ[ℂ] WickAlgebra 𝓕 from
FieldOpFreeAlgebra 𝓕 to WickAlgebra 𝓕.
This descent exists because ι ∘ₗ timeOrderF is well-defined on equivalence classes.
The notation 𝓣(a) is used for timeOrder a.
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Properties of time ordering #
For a field specification 𝓕, the time order operator acting on a
list of 𝓕.FieldOp, 𝓣(φ₀…φₙ), is equal to
𝓢(φᵢ,φ₀…φᵢ₋₁) • φᵢ * 𝓣(φ₀…φᵢ₋₁φᵢ₊₁φₙ) where φᵢ is the maximal time field
operator in φ₀…φₙ.
The proof of this result ultimately relies on basic properties of ordering and signs.
For a field specification 𝓕, and a, b, c in 𝓕.WickAlgebra, then
𝓣(a * b * c) = 𝓣(a * 𝓣(b) * c).
Time ordering is a projection.