What is... Algebraic Quantum Field Theory?
Vortrag von Stefano Galanda
Sprecher eingeladen von: Prof. Dr. Benjamin Schlein
Datum: 04.03.25 Zeit: 16.30 - 18.30 Raum:
The Algebraic approach to quantum theories was developed in the end of last century in order to provide a solid mathematical description to the theory of the standard model of particle physics and especially its generalization on curved spacetime backgrounds. Despite its original purpose, the formalism also emerged as a suitable framework for formulating the thermodynamic limit of models in statistical mechanics. The goal of this talk is to provide a gentle introduction to the algebraic approach by first presenting its main motivations and then outlining some of its mathematical foundations. In particular, we will present this approach as an abstract generalization of the mathematical framework of Quantum Mechanics.