Definition of quantum field theory
: a theory in physics: the interaction of two separate physical systems (such as particles) is attributed to a field that extends from one to the other and is manifested in a particle exchange between the two systems
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Recent Examples on the Web Over the past few years, the physicist John Preskill and his collaborators have shown how to use quantum computers to efficiently simulate several simple quantum field theories.
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Quanta Magazine, "The Physical Origin of Universal Computing," 27 Oct. 2015 These quantum field theories were developed in the 1950s to unify special relativity and quantum mechanics.
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Quanta Magazine, "The Strange Second Life of String Theory," 15 Sep. 2016 Now many physicists are attempting to do the same with quantum field theory.
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Quanta Magazine, "The Strange Second Life of String Theory," 15 Sep. 2016
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