https://doi.org/10.1140/epjh/s13129-023-00064-1
Regular Article
Note on episodes in the history of modeling measurements in local spacetime regions using QFT
1
Department of Philosophy, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
2
Department of Applied Mathematics and Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada
3
Division of Theoretical and Mathematical Physics, University of Patras, Patras, Greece
Received:
5
May
2023
Accepted:
6
November
2023
Published online:
27
November
2023
The formulation of a measurement theory for relativistic quantum field theory (QFT) has recently been an active area of research. In contrast to the asymptotic measurement framework that was enshrined in QED, the new proposals aim to supply a measurement framework for measurements in local spacetime regions. This paper surveys episodes in the history of quantum theory that contemporary researchers have identified as precursors to their own work and discusses how they laid the groundwork for current approaches to local measurement theory for QFT.
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