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PhysLean.QFT.PerturbationTheory.WickContraction.TimeContract

Time contractions #

noncomputable def WickContraction.timeContract {𝓕 : FieldSpecification} {φs : List 𝓕.FieldOp} (φsΛ : WickContraction φs.length) :

For a list φs of 𝓕.FieldOp and a Wick contraction φsΛ the element of the center of 𝓕.WickAlgebra, φsΛ.timeContract is defined as the product of timeContract φs[j] φs[k] over contracted pairs {j, k} in φsΛ with j < k.

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    For a list φs = φ₀…φₙ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a Wick contraction φsΛ of φs, an element φ of 𝓕.FieldOp, and a i ≤ φs.length the following relation holds

    (φsΛ ↩Λ φ i none).timeContract = φsΛ.timeContract

    The proof of this result ultimately is a consequence of definitions.

    For a list φs = φ₀…φₙ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a Wick contraction φsΛ of φs, an element φ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a i ≤ φs.length and a k in φsΛ.uncontracted, then (φsΛ ↩Λ φ i (some k)).timeContract is equal to the product of

    The proof of this result ultimately is a consequence of definitions.

    For a list φs = φ₀…φₙ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a Wick contraction φsΛ of φs, an element φ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a i ≤ φs.length and a k in φsΛ.uncontracted such that i ≤ k, with the condition that φ has greater or equal time to φs[k], then (φsΛ ↩Λ φ i (some k)).timeContract is equal to the product of

    • [anPart φ, φs[k]]ₛ
    • φsΛ.timeContract
    • two copies of the exchange sign of φ with the uncontracted fields in φ₀…φₖ₋₁. These two exchange signs cancel each other out but are included for convenience.

    The proof of this result ultimately is a consequence of definitions and timeContract_of_timeOrderRel.

    For a list φs = φ₀…φₙ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a Wick contraction φsΛ of φs, an element φ of 𝓕.FieldOp, a i ≤ φs.length and a k in φsΛ.uncontracted such that k < i, with the condition that φs[k] does not have time greater or equal to φ, then (φsΛ ↩Λ φ i (some k)).timeContract is equal to the product of

    • [anPart φ, φs[k]]ₛ
    • φsΛ.timeContract
    • the exchange sign of φ with the uncontracted fields in φ₀…φₖ₋₁.
    • the exchange sign of φ with the uncontracted fields in φ₀…φₖ.

    The proof of this result ultimately is a consequence of definitions and timeContract_of_not_timeOrderRel_expand.