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arXiv:physics/9810008 · Annalen der Physik

Locality, QED and classical electrodynamics

Dirk Kreimer

Published Dec 1, 1998• 1 citation
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Abstract

We report on some conceptual changes in our present understanding of Quantum Field Theory and muse about possible consequences for the understanding of v > c signals.
DOI
10.1002/(sici)1521-3889(199812)7:7/8<695::aid-andp695>3.0.co;2-5

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