field theory
noun
: any theory in physics consisting of a detailed mathematical description of the assumed physical properties of a region under some influence (such as gravitation)
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From the flat perspective, the universe is made up only of particles obeying a quantum theory known as a conformal field theory (that’s the CFT of AdS/CFT).
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Quantum field theory, the powerful framework of modern particle physics, says the universe is filled with fields.
—Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Not everything can carry over — for instance, in the number theory and function field settings, there is no counterpart to the conformal field theory ideas that enabled researchers to construct special eigensheaves in the geometric setting.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
In the early 1990s, Beilinson and Drinfeld showed how to use conformal field theory to build certain particularly nice eigensheaves.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
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Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 25 Sep. 2024
Quantum field theory, the powerful framework of modern particle physics, says the universe is filled with fields.
—Matt Strassler, Quanta Magazine, 3 Sep. 2024
Not everything can carry over — for instance, in the number theory and function field settings, there is no counterpart to the conformal field theory ideas that enabled researchers to construct special eigensheaves in the geometric setting.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
In the early 1990s, Beilinson and Drinfeld showed how to use conformal field theory to build certain particularly nice eigensheaves.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
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“Field theory.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/field%20theory. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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