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The universal C*-algebra of the electromagnetic field

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arxiv 1506.06603 v3 pith:A5YZ3TA4 submitted 2015-06-22 math-ph hep-thmath.MPquant-ph

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keywords fieldalgebraelectromagneticequationsmaxwelltheoryuniversalbasic
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A universal C*-algebra of the electromagnetic field is constructed. It is represented in any quantum field theory which incorporates electromagnetism and expresses basic features of this field such as Maxwell's equations, Poincar\'e covariance and Einstein causality. Moreover, topological properties of the field resulting from Maxwell's equations are encoded in the algebra, leading to commutation relations with values in its center. The representation theory of the algebra is discussed with focus on vacuum representations, fixing the dynamics of the field.

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