quantum field theory

quantum field theory

English

Alternative forms

• (abbreviated): See QFT

Noun

quantum field theory (countable and uncountable, plural quantum field theories)

1. (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

• quantum chromodynamics
• quantum electrodynamics
• Standard Model

Coordinate terms

• classical field theory
• non-relativistic quantum mechanics, NRQM
• relativistic quantum mechanics, RQM

Translations

theory of quantum fields

Dutch: kwantumveldentheorie (nl) f Estonian: kvantväljateooria Finnish: kvanttikenttäteoria French: théorie quantique des champs (fr) f German: Quantenfeldtheorie (de) f Italian: teoria quantistica dei campi f Portuguese: teoria quântica de campo f Spanish: teoría cuántica de campos f

References

• Robert D. Klauber (2013) Student Friendly Quantum Field Theory, Second edition, Fairfield, Iowa: Sandtrove Press, published 2018, →ISBN, OCLC 1100253371, §3.2, page 48