We discuss the treatment, in an effective field theory, of multi-particle correlations within a "large" system. We show that the act of coarse-graining necessarily introduces violations of unitarity in the evolution of states where the particle number is not defined. For an interacting system, such unitarity violations can cascade from the ultraviolet scale to the infrared in a "short" time. Hence, an effective field theory will be grossly inadequate for describing multi-particle correlations and related observables, even far away from the cut-off scale
Λ. We furthermore argue that if the system is strongly coupled at
Λ, than its final state {\em in the Effective Field Theory} (EFT) will appear as the highest entropy state if only low cumulants and correlations of the EFT degrees of freedom are measured. Heuristically, this can serve as an explanation of how "entropy" is created in a microscopically unitary evolution of a Quantum Field Theory (QFT). We conclude by discussing how these considerations might provide a clue to the apparent thermalization in a hadronic collision even in comparatively small systems, as well as the so-called black hole information paradox; We argue the "paradoxes" are likely to be artifacts of using an effective theory beyond its domain of validity.
This paper explores the application of a novel self-adaptive parameterization approach to the study of multi-particle systems within the framework of quantum field theory. The core claim is that this method, predicated on the inherent adaptability of quantum field theory, can optimize the computational and observable characteristics of multi-particle systems significantly more efficiently than traditional methods. We present a theoretical framework incorporating key aspects of quantum field theory, specifically focusing on the role of dynamically adjusted parameters. The paper details the underlying mathematical model and highlights the potential benefits of this approach, particularly in scenarios demanding high-fidelity simulations of complex multi-particle systems. The investigation addresses challenges in parameterization and provides a foundation for further research exploring the scalability and robustness of this self-adaptive strategy.
In a recent work (Petrat and Tumulka 2013 arXiv:1309.0802), we have described a formulation of a model quantum field theory in terms of a multi-time wave function and proposed a suitable system of multi-time Schrödinger equations governing the evolution of that wave function. Here, we provide further evidence that multi-time wave functions provide a viable formulation of relevant quantum field theories by describing a multi-time formulation, analogous to the one in Petrat and Tumulka (2013 arXiv:1309.0802), of another model quantum field theory. This model involves three species of particles, say x-particles, anti-x-particles, and y-particles, and postulates that a y-particle can decay into a pair consisting of an x and an anti-x particle, and that an x–anti-x pair, when they meet, annihilate each other creating a y-particle. (Alternatively, the model can also be interpreted as representing beta decay.) The wave function is a multi-time version of a time-dependent state vector in Fock space (or rather, the appropriate product of Fock spaces) in the particle-position representation. We write down multi-time Schrödinger equations and verify that they are consistent, provided that an even number of the three particle species involved are fermionic.