Non-local Quantum Field Theory
In 1990, Moffat proposed a finite, non-local quantum field theory. The theory was developed extensively by Evens, Moffat, Kleppe and Woodard in 1991. In subsequent work, Moffat proposed this theory as an alternative to the standard electroweak unification of electromagnetism and the weak nuclear interactions. Moffat's theory is a quantum field theory with a non-local term in the field Lagrangian. Despite the non-local term the theory does not violate causality. The theory is finite to all orders, requiring no renormalization, and it provides a mechanism to give mass to elementary particles without having to postulate the Higgs boson. The Large Hadron Collider may confirm or falsify this theory's predictions.
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