A four-derivative UV-complete QFT is shown to have consistent perturbative scattering by quantizing on a Krein space with an embedded two-field O(1,1) theory that enforces ghost parity and positive probabilities.
Running couplings and unitarity in a 4-derivative scalar field theory,
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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.
Ghosts lack asymptotic particle interpretation due to interference and different Riemann-sheet pole structures compared to decaying unstable particles, with finite-time effects producing narrower resonances and higher peaks.
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Escape from Ostrogradsky via Hidden Ghost Parity
A four-derivative UV-complete QFT is shown to have consistent perturbative scattering by quantizing on a Krein space with an embedded two-field O(1,1) theory that enforces ghost parity and positive probabilities.
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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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Ghosts versus Unstable Particles in Quantum Field Theory
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