touqra Messages 284 Reaction score 0 Thread starter Oct 16, 2006 #1 Does the usual commutation relations, e.g. between position and momentum, remains valid in relativistic quantum mechanics?
Does the usual commutation relations, e.g. between position and momentum, remains valid in relativistic quantum mechanics?
Meir Achuz Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member Messages 3,742 Reaction score 249 Oct 16, 2006 #2 Yes in one particle RQM like the Dirac equation. But things get more complicated in QFT.
dextercioby Science Advisor Insights Author Messages 13,419 Reaction score 4,227 Oct 18, 2006 #3 No, because there's no such thing as time operator in quantum mechanics. Daniel.
StatMechGuy Messages 222 Reaction score 2 Oct 18, 2006 #4 As far as I'm aware, there's no such thing as a time operator in field theory. My understanding was that, for field theory, they demoted position to a parameter like time, and promoted the wave equation to the status of an operator.
As far as I'm aware, there's no such thing as a time operator in field theory. My understanding was that, for field theory, they demoted position to a parameter like time, and promoted the wave equation to the status of an operator.