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ALGEBRAIC HOLOGRAPHY
ANOMALOUS MAGNETIC MOMENT
ANOMALOUS SCALING DIMENSION
ANTIMATTER
ANYON
ASYMPTOTIC FREEDOM
BATALIN-VILKOVISKY FORMALISM
BF MODEL
BOGOLIUBOV TRANSFORMATION
BOSE-EINSTEIN STATISTICS
BOSONIZATION
BOUND STATE
BRAID STATISTICS
BRST FORMALISM
C-SYMMETRY
CANONICAL QUANTIZATION
CASIMIR EFFECT
CHERN-SIMONS THEORY
CHIRAL ANOMALY
CHIRAL MODEL
CLUSTER DECOMPOSITION THEOREM
COLEMAN-MANDULA THEOREM
COMPOSITE FIELD
CONFORMAL FIELD THEORY
CONSTRUCTIVE QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
COUPLING CONSTANT
CP-VIOLATION
CPT SYMMETRY
CREATION AND ANNIHILATION OPERATORS
CRITICAL DIMENSION
CROSSING SYMMETRY
CURRENT ALGEBRA
CUTOFF
DIMENSIONAL REGULARIZATION
DIMENSIONAL TRANSMUTATION
DIRAC ADJOINT
DIRAC EQUATION
DIRAC FIELD
DIRAC OPERATOR
DIRAC SEA
DUAL SUPERCONDUCTING MODEL
DYON
DYSON SERIES
EFFECTIVE FIELD THEORY
EFFECTIVE ACTION
ELECTROWEAK THEORY
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Algebraic Holography Submit/More Info Add phrase and link

  1. Algebraic holography in asymptotically simple, asymptotically AdS spacetimes.
  2. Key words: Local Quantum Physics, modular theory, algebraic holography, constructive quantum field theory. (Web site) Move Up
  3. But it means that we don't have to worry about the incompatibility of this duality with algebraic holography, which is cheating. (Web site) Move Up

Anomalous Magnetic Moment Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The anomalous magnetic moment is a dimensionless quantity.

Anomalous Scaling Dimension Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. An anomalous scaling dimension indicates a scale dependent wavefunction renormalization.
  2. The exact anomalous scaling dimension of the conformal factor at the critical point is derived. Move Up
  3. We have an anomalous scaling dimension when η ≠ 0. (Web site) Move Up

Antimatter Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Antimatter is a collection of antiparticles, in particular antiprotons, antineutrons and positrons in a similar composition as matter.
  2. Antimatter is a complete symmetric mirror of regular matter. Move Up
  3. Antimatter is a fuel source that produces huge amounts of energy. (Web site) Move Up
  4. Antimatter is a fundamental state of matter. (Web site) Move Up
  5. Antimatter is a mirror image of matter and is composed of antimatter elements. Move Up

Anyon Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. An anyon is a partical that can only exist in 2d space.
  2. An anyon is a projective representation of a Lie group. Move Up

Asymptotic Freedom Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Asymptotic freedom is a great boon.
  2. Asymptotic freedom is a term commonly associated with—well, not much of anything, really. (Web site) Move Up

Batalin-Vilkovisky Formalism Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Using the Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism, we extend the Wilson action by including the antifield contributions.
  2. On the quantum Batalin-Vilkovisky formalism and the renormalization of non linear symmetries. Move Up

Bf Model Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The BF model is a topological field theory, which when quantized , becomes a topological quantum field theory .
  2. The BF model is a well-known topological quantum field theory model, a simplified version of the Chern---. Simons theory. Move Up

Bogoliubov Transformation Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The Bogoliubov transformation is a canonical transformation of these operators.

Bose-Einstein Statistics Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The authors show that Klein-Gordon fields obey Bose-Einstein statistics and Dirac fields obey Fermi-Dirac statistics.
  2. Fermi-Dirac (or F-D) statistics are closely related to Maxwell-Boltzmann statistics and Bose-Einstein statistics. Move Up
  3. Integer spin particles obey Bose-Einstein statistics and half-integer spin particles obey Fermi-Dirac statistics. (Web site) Move Up

Bosonization Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Bosonization is a powerful technique that maps a fermionic theory into its bosonic counterpart. (Web site)
  2. Bosonization is a useful technique for studying systems of interacting fermions in low dimensions. Move Up

Bound State Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The bound state is a confined mode which exists below the continuum threshold.

Braid Statistics Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. In mathematics and theoretical physics, braid statistics is a generalization of the statistics of bosons and fermions based on the concept of braid group.
  2. This misses anyon s and braid statistics in lower dimensions. Move Up
  3. J. Frohlich, P.A. Marchetti: Spin-statistics theorem and scattering in planar quantum field theories with braid statistics. Move Up

Brst Formalism Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. In theoretical physics, the BRST formalism is a method of implementing first class constraints.
  2. Week 13: Here are some references on the BRST formalism. (Web site) Move Up
  3. BRST formalism This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. Move Up

C-Symmetry Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. C-symmetry is the symmetry of physical laws over a charge -inversion transformation.

Canonical Quantization Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Canonical quantization is a procedure which converts a classical field theory or a classical mechanical theory into the corresponding Quantum theory. (Web site)
  2. Canonical quantization is a rather formal way to turn a classical (non- quantum) particle or field theory into a corresponding quantum theory. Move Up

Casimir Effect Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. CASIMIR EFFECT is the motion of two parallel plates because of quantum fluctuations in a vacuum. (Web site)
  2. In statistical mechanics, the term "Casimir effect" is also used to describe entropy-driven forces arising from thermal fluctuations. (Web site) Move Up
  3. The Casimir Effect is an example of a one-loop effect in quantum electrodynamics that can be simply explained by the zero-point energy. Move Up
  4. The Casimir Effect was first theorized by H. Casimir in 1948 and has been accurately verified on several occasions to be within 1% of Casimir's equation. (Web site) Move Up
  5. The Casimir effect is a bizarre prediction of quantum electrodynamics. Move Up

Chern-Simons Theory Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Chern-Simons theory is a TQFT (topological quantum field theory) in 3 dimensions in which the field is a connection. (Web site)
  2. Chern-Simons theory is a purely topological three dimensional quantum gauge theory. (Web site) Move Up
  3. Chern-Simons theory is a topological gauge theory in three dimensions which describes knot and three-manifold invariants. Move Up

Chiral Anomaly Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A chiral anomaly is the anomalous nonconservation of a chiral current. (Web site)
  2. Chiral anomaly is the anomalous nonconservation of charge in a quantized theory of chiral fermions coupled to a background gauge field. (Web site) Move Up

Chiral Model Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. We investigate the Skyrme soliton in a simple chiral model of pions without the Skyrme term which is stabilized by quantum fluctuations.
  2. By relating the two dimensional UN Principal Chiral Model to a simple linear system we obtain a free field parametrisation of solutions. Move Up
  3. Hasenbusch, M. and Horgan, R. R. 1996. Tests of the continuum limit for the SO(4) principal chiral model and the prediction for Delta ((MS)over-bar). Move Up

Cluster Decomposition Theorem Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. If the vacuum is degenerate and we have a mixed state, the cluster decomposition theorem fails.
  2. Search Results Cluster decomposition theorem In physics , the cluster decomposition theorem guarantees locality in quantum field theory . Move Up

Coleman-Mandula Theorem Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. This is not a violation of the Coleman-Mandula theorem as there is no mass gap.
  2. In theoretical physics, the Coleman-Mandula theorem, named after Sidney Coleman and Jeffrey Mandula, is a no-go theorem. Move Up
  3. Coleman-Mandula theorem, SUSY algebra in 4d. (Web site) Move Up

Composite Field Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. In quantum field theory, a composite field is a field defined in terms of other more "elementary" fields.
  2. Operator product expansions and composite field operators in the general framework of quantum field theory. Move Up
  3. In other words, the H -invariant composite field -- 1 -- 2, which transforms as acquires a vev dynamically. Move Up

Conformal Field Theory Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A conformal field theory is a quantum field theory (or statistical mechanics model at the critical point) that is invariant under the conformal group.
  2. A conformal field theory is a quantum field theory (or statistical mechanics model) that is invariant under the conformal group. (Web site) Move Up
  3. Conformal field theory is a central element of the approach. (Web site) Move Up
  4. Conformal field theory is an elegant and powerful theory in the field of high energy physics and statistics. Move Up
  5. Conformal field theory: a case study. (Web site) Move Up

Constructive Quantum Field Theory Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Constructive quantum field theory is a synthesis of ideas and methods of axiomatic field theory and renormalization theory with modern mathematical methods. (Web site)
  2. Constructive quantum field theory is the construction of theories which satisfy one of these sets of axioms. Move Up

Coupling Constant Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A coupling constant is a constant that determines the strength of an interaction. (Web site)
  2. The coupling constant is the fine structure constant, , and the places on the diagrams which correspond to interactions are marked with . (Web site) Move Up

Cp-Violation Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The CP-violation is a subtle difference of the behavior between.

Cpt Symmetry Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. CPT symmetry is a basic consequence of quantum field theory and no violations of it have ever been detected. (Web site)
  2. CPT symmetry is a fundamental symmetry of physical laws under transformations that involve the inversions of charge, parity and time simultaneously. Move Up
  3. CPT symmetry is a fundamental theorem of. Move Up
  4. CPT symmetry is an exact symmetry in nearly all quantum field theories. Move Up
  5. The CPT symmetry is a creature of quantum field theory. Move Up

Creation And Annihilation Operators Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The creation and annihilation operators are a very general and apply to a wide variety of settings.

Critical Dimension Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The critical dimension is a half wavelength. (Web site)

Crossing Symmetry Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Crossing symmetry (e- mu- - e- mu- scattering). (Web site)
  2. There are three basic types of weak interaction vertices (up to charge conjugation and crossing symmetry). (Web site) Move Up

Current Algebra Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Current algebra is a mathematical framework in quantum field theory where the fields form a Lie algebra under their commutation relations.
  2. Current algebra is a piece of the. Move Up
  3. Current algebra is a technique in quantum field theory where the fields form a Lie algebra under their commutation relations. Move Up
  4. Current algebra is a tool to understand edge excitations in quantum Hall effect (X.G. Wen, 1991). Move Up

Cutoff Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The cutoff is a large energy Lambda beyond which the bare interaction is modified to be able to get a meaningful limit; this corresponds to coarse-graining.

Dimensional Regularization Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Dimensional regularization is a way to avoid sitting on that pole. (Web site)
  2. Dimensional regularization is a way to avoid. Move Up
  3. Dimensional regularization was invented as a means to preserve the gauge symmetry of perturbative quantum field theories [ 202 , 51 , 57 , 73 ] . Move Up

Dimensional Transmutation Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Finally, dimensional transmutation is explicitly illustrated for the two-dimensional delta-function potential.
  2. In particle physics, dimensional transmutation is a physical mechanism that transforms a dimensionless parameter into a dimensionful parameter. (Web site) Move Up
  3. A thorough analysis is presented of the class of central fields of force that exhibit: (i) dimensional transmutation and (ii) rotational invariance. (Web site) Move Up

Dirac Adjoint Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The Dirac adjoint is motivated by the need to form well-behaved, measurable quantities out of Dirac spinors.
  2. In quantum field theory, the Dirac adjoint of a Dirac spinor is defined to be the dual spinor , where is the time-like gamma matrix. Move Up

Dirac Equation Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Dirac equation - The Dirac equation will be analysed in depth and its successes and limitations will be stressed.
  2. The Dirac equation is a relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation formulated by Paul Dirac in 1928. Move Up
  3. The Dirac equation is a relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation invented by Paul Dirac in 1928 . Move Up
  4. The Dirac equation is a relativistic quantum mechanical wave equation which describes the behavior of relativistic fermions, invented by Paul Dirac in 1928. Move Up
  5. The Dirac equation is the fundamental equation of relativistic quantum mechanics. (Web site) Move Up

Dirac Field Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A Dirac field is a solution of the Dirac equation.
  2. Dirac field is a constant. Move Up
  3. The Dirac field is a 4-component spinor . Move Up

Dirac Operator Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Dirac operator is a well defined operator defined on sections of B. (Web site)
  2. The Dirac operator is a fascinating thing, and Kostant’s recent version of it is something that deserves to be better known. (Web site) Move Up

Dirac Sea Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Dirac sea is an interpretation of the negative energy states that comprises the vacuum.
  2. The Dirac Sea is also used as an energy source for A-POT weapons in The Fleet series of novels by Bill Fawcett and David Drake. Move Up
  3. The Dirac sea is a theoretical model of the Vacuum as an infinite sea of particles possessing Negative energy. Move Up

Dual Superconducting Model Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. In quantum gauge theory, the dual superconducting model is a proposed explanation of confinement as the dual of a superconductor.
  2. In particular, the Higgs phase is dual to the confinement phase as in the dual superconducting model. Move Up
  3. Reference WikipediA dual superconducting model This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. Move Up

Dyon Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A dyon is a particle which possesses both electric and magnetic charge.

Dyson Series Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. This allows us to solve the general initial-value problem and construct the Dyson series.
  2. They are of course meaningful only if the Dyson series converges fast. Move Up
  3. This story can be drawn as a diagram which is generally easier to remember than the corresponding mathematical formula in the Dyson series. Move Up

Effective Field Theory Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Effective field theory is a calculational technique in quantum field theory.
  2. Effective field theory is a general and powerful method for analyzing quantum field theories over a wide range of length scales. (Web site) Move Up

Effective Action Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The effective action is a certain functional that, in principle, describes all quantum phenomena. (Web site)
  2. The effective action is a function of the classical path. Move Up
  3. The effective action is a functional of the background. Move Up
  4. The effective action is a powerful tool in quantum ---eld theory. (Web site) Move Up
  5. The effective action is a powerful tool in quantum field theory. Move Up

Electroweak Theory Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Electroweak theory is a quantum theory. (Web site)
  2. Electroweak theory is a unification of electromagnetism and the weak force. (Web site) Move Up
  3. Electroweak theory was a huge unification success. (Web site) Move Up
  4. The electroweak theory is a different, more complex beast. (Web site) Move Up
  5. The electroweak theory is a unified. Move Up

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