Principles for a Distinguished Global Vacuum: Entropy and the Vacuum State in Causal Set Theory

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Main Author: Jones, Joshua Y. L.
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Published: 2024
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contents Using the framework of real scalar field theory on causal sets, the intimate relation of the Sorkin-Johnston vacuum to entropic purity is elucidated. It is shown that taking a set of sensible principles, and the most natural assumption on the space of fields, leaves the Sorkin-Johnston state as the only candidate for the global vacuum of a quasifree theory.
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spellingShingle Principles for a Distinguished Global Vacuum: Entropy and the Vacuum State in Causal Set Theory
Jones, Joshua Y. L.
General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
Using the framework of real scalar field theory on causal sets, the intimate relation of the Sorkin-Johnston vacuum to entropic purity is elucidated. It is shown that taking a set of sensible principles, and the most natural assumption on the space of fields, leaves the Sorkin-Johnston state as the only candidate for the global vacuum of a quasifree theory.
title Principles for a Distinguished Global Vacuum: Entropy and the Vacuum State in Causal Set Theory
topic General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology
Statistical Mechanics
High Energy Physics - Theory
Mathematical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2412.07832