Quantum Field Theory: Multiparticles and Single Particles

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Quantum Field Theory (QFT) establishes that a field is represented by multiparticle states, while a single particle is fundamentally a manifestation of that field. In QFT, fields function as operators rather than states. The framework describes fields as systems of infinite harmonic oscillators, where the eigenstates correspond to multiparticle states derived from the Hamiltonian. Therefore, a single particle within this context is indeed identified with its corresponding field.

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In quantum field theory a field is described by a multiparticles state? And, a single particle is itself a field?
 
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In QFT, fields are operators, not states.
 
Yes I know, but fields are describe as a system of infinite harmonic oscillators, and the eigenstates of this system (eigenstates of the Hamiltonian) are multiparticle-states. So, if in this state there is only a particle, is it identified with the field?
 

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