A virial theorem in quantum field theory

E. A. Dudas; D. Pirjol

doi:10.1016/0370-2693(91)90989-4

A virial theorem in quantum field theory

E. A. Dudas, D. Pirjol

Horia Hulubei National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering

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Abstract

A classical virial theorem is extended to quantum field theories and is explicitly proved in the case of quantum electrodynamics using the scale transformation properties of the fields. The resulting formula gives a relation between the trace anomaly of the energy-momentum tensor and the energy of a quantum bound state.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	186-192
Number of pages	7
Journal	Physics Letters, Section B: Nuclear, Elementary Particle and High-Energy Physics
Volume	260
Issue number	1-2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0370-2693(91)90989-4
Publication status	Published - 9 May 1991
Externally published	Yes

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