Relativistic quantum mechanics and field theory

The problems which arise for a relativistic quantum mechanics are reviewed and critically examined in connection with the foundations of quantum field theory. The conflict between the quantum mechanical Hilbert space structure, the locality property and the gauge invariance encoded in the Gauss' law is discussed in connection with the various quantization choices for gauge fields

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33 pages, Invited talk al the Conference Present Problems of Theoretical Physics, Vietri April 11-16 (2003)

lectures: Vietri 2003/04/11
quantum mechanics: relativistic
Schroedinger equation
Klein-Gordon equation
Hilbert space
algebra: Poincare
axiomatic field theory
quantum electrodynamics
dependence: gauge
Gauss law

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