Quantization of Scalar Field Theory with Internal Symmetry

Abstract

A simple theoretical model of scalar fields in one spatial dimension with internal symmetry is considered. Assuming the existence of localized classical field configurations, the Schrödinger picture is used to describe their quantum properties. Using the collective coordinates method for the Schrödinger equation allows the development of a perturbation theory that accurately describes the symmetry properties of the theory. Examples of $U(1)$ and $SU(2)$ symmetries are analyzed and the discreteness of the energy of bound states is shown as a result of the symmetry of the theory.

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