Bethe–Salpeter equation

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The Bethe–Salpeter equation is a relativistic quantum field theory equation that describes bound states of two interacting particles, such as electron–hole pairs in quantum electrodynamics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf equation in quantum field theory ⓘ
integral equation ⓘ
relativistic wave equation ⓘ
appliesTo electron–hole systems in solids ⓘ
electron–positron systems ⓘ
fermion–antifermion systems ⓘ
two interacting particles ⓘ
approximation ladder approximation ⓘ
rainbow–ladder approximation ⓘ
basedOn quantum field theory ⓘ
relativistic covariance ⓘ
describes bound states in quantum chromodynamics ⓘ
bound states in quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
electron–hole pairs ⓘ
excitons ⓘ
mesons ⓘ
relativistic bound states ⓘ
two-particle bound states ⓘ
field many-body physics ⓘ
particle physics ⓘ
quantum field theory ⓘ
theoretical physics ⓘ
formulation integral equation in four-dimensional spacetime ⓘ
generalizes Schrödinger equation to relativistic bound states ⓘ
introducedBy Erwin Salpeter ⓘ
linked to: Edwin E. Salpeter

Hans Bethe ⓘ
involves interaction kernel ⓘ
propagators of constituent particles ⓘ
relative four-momentum ⓘ
total four-momentum ⓘ
namedAfter Erwin Salpeter ⓘ
linked to: Edwin E. Salpeter

Hans Bethe ⓘ
originalContext relativistic treatment of bound states in quantum electrodynamics ⓘ
publicationYear 1951 ⓘ
relatedTo Dyson–Schwinger equations ⓘ
Lippmann–Schwinger equation ⓘ
Schrödinger equation ⓘ
relates two-particle Green’s function to interaction kernel ⓘ
solutionType Bethe–Salpeter amplitude ⓘ
two-particle wave function in momentum space ⓘ
usedIn GW-BSE approach to electronic excitations ⓘ
ab initio calculations of optical spectra ⓘ
exciton calculations in condensed matter physics ⓘ
hadron spectroscopy ⓘ
many-body perturbation theory ⓘ
meson structure calculations ⓘ
uses Bethe–Salpeter kernel ⓘ
four-point Green’s function ⓘ
two-particle Green’s function ⓘ

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Hans Bethe → notableWork → Bethe–Salpeter equation ⓘ
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Bethe–Salpeter equation → uses → Bethe–Salpeter kernel ⓘ
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Bethe–Salpeter equation → solutionType → Bethe–Salpeter amplitude ⓘ
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