quantum field theory
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
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