Skip to main

Mathematics (thesaurus)

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

mathematical physics > quantum field theory

Término preferido

quantum field theory  

Definición

  • In theoretical physics, quantum field theory (QFT) is a theoretical framework combining classical field theory, special relativity, and quantum mechanics.  QFT is used in particle physics to construct physical models of subatomic particles and in condensed matter physics to construct models of quasiparticles. QFT treats particles as excited states (also called quanta) of their underlying quantum fields, which are more fundamental than the particles. The equation of motion of the particle is determined by minimization of the action computed for the Lagrangian, a functional of fields associated with the particle. Interactions between particles are described by interaction terms in the Lagrangian involving their corresponding quantum fields. Each interaction can be visually represented by Feynman diagrams according to perturbation theory in quantum mechanics.
    (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_field_theory)

Concepto genérico

En otras lenguas

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/PSR-QDSZ76FR-B

Descargue este concepto:

RDF/XML TURTLE JSON-LD Creado 12/7/23, última modificación 12/7/23