# Localizable Particles in the Classical Limit of Quantum Field Theory

@article{Feintzeig2021LocalizablePI,
title={Localizable Particles in the Classical Limit of Quantum Field Theory},
author={Benjamin H. Feintzeig and Jonah Librande and Rory Soiffer},
journal={Foundations of Physics},
year={2021},
volume={51}
}
• Published 1 April 2021
• Physics
• Foundations of Physics
A number of arguments purport to show that quantum field theory cannot be given an interpretation in terms of localizable particles. We show, in light of such arguments, that the classical ħ→0\documentclass[12pt]{minimal} \usepackage{amsmath} \usepackage{wasysym} \usepackage{amsfonts} \usepackage{amssymb} \usepackage{amsbsy} \usepackage{mathrsfs} \usepackage{upgreek} \setlength{\oddsidemargin}{-69pt} \begin{document}$$\hbar \rightarrow 0$$\end{document} limit can aid our understanding of the…
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