%0 PDF %T An Investigation of Negative Energy Densities in Quantum Field Theory: Diagonalization Method and Worked Examples %A Korolov, Anastasia. %D 2017-05-08 15:26:31 -0400 %8 2017-05-08 %I Tufts Archival Research Center %R http://localhost/files/9z903b04v %X In this thesis we seek to further examine the phenomenon of negative energy densities in quantum field theory. We construct a diagonalization method for finding maximally negative energy states, and work through examples of how quantum inequalities are applied to systems. %G eng %[ 2022-10-07 %~ Tufts Digital Library %W Institution