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Similarly that of special relativity is demonstrated by experiments showing constancy of speed of light, time dilation etc. Energy physics and quantum field theory, yerevan 2014 cover a number of topics related to geometric quantization. The following chapters are dedicated to quantum electrodynamics and quantum chromodynamics, followed by the renormalization theory. A concise introduction to quantum field theory international journal. The quantum field and the particle states are different things the field is an operator and the particle is a state in the quantum theory.
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Qft is used both in high energy physics as well as condensed matter physics and closely related to statistical field theory. Fermion number fractionization in quantum field theory. Jan 25, 2007 quantum field theory is the basic mathematical framework that is used to describe elementary particles. Dressing orbits and a quantum heisenberg group algebra kahng, byungjay, illinois. Quantum field theory is the basic language of the most accurate physical theory yet devised.
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