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On the vacuum in the Moyal quantization

arXiv:hep-th/0105173 · doi:10.1143/PTP.106.1027

Abstract

We study the features of the vacuum of the harmonic oscillator in the Moyal quantization. The vacuums with and without using the normal ordering look different. The vacuum without the normal ordering is shown to be expressed using the Weyl ordering. The Weyl ordered vacuum is then compared with the normal ordered vacuum, and the implication of the difference between them is discussed.

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