Complex poles in the ghost propagator induce persistent interactions at asymptotic times, rendering negative-norm ghost states indistinguishable from superpositions of positive-norm multi-particle states and eliminating free asymptotic ghost particles.
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Asymptotic Quantum Dynamics of Ghost Fields
Complex poles in the ghost propagator induce persistent interactions at asymptotic times, rendering negative-norm ghost states indistinguishable from superpositions of positive-norm multi-particle states and eliminating free asymptotic ghost particles.