Boundary Exchange Algebras and Scattering on the Half Line

Abstract

Some algebraic aspects of field quantization in space-time with boundaries are discussed. We introduce an associative algebra, whose exchange properties are inferred from the scattering processes in integrable models with reflecting boundary conditions on the half line. The basic properties of this algebra are established and the Fock representations associated with certain involutions are derived. We apply these results for the construction of quantum fields and for the study of scattering on the half line.

Enlarged version, to appear in Comm. Math. Phys. Tex file, macros included, no figures, 32 pages