quantum field theory
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- (abbreviated): See QFT
Noun
[edit]quantum field theory (countable and uncountable, plural quantum field theories)
- (quantum mechanics) A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.
- The central identity of quantum field theory (according to A. Zee) is an equation which shows how to perturbatively derive a set of Feynman rules from a Lagrangian.
Hyponyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- classical field theory
- non-relativistic quantum mechanics, NRQM
- relativistic quantum mechanics, RQM
Translations
[edit]theory of quantum fields