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quantum field theory

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A theory of quantum fields; the result of applying second quantization to Classical Relativistic Field Theory.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: quantum mechanics

Examples

  • The central identity of quantum field theory (according to A. Zee) is an equation which shows how to perturbatively derive a set of Feynman rules from a Lagrangian.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: QFT

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of quantum physics that is concerned with the theory of fields; it was motivated by the question of how an atom radiates light as its electrons jump from excited states

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quantum physics

Narrower terms: quantum electrodynamics, QED, quantum chromodynamics, QCD

History

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Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نظرية الحقل الكمومي — theory of quantum fields
  • Armenian: դաշտի քվանտային տեսություն (dašti kʻvantayin tesutʻyun) — theory of quantum fields
  • Asturian: teoría cuántica de campos — theory of quantum fields
  • Basque: eremu-teoria kuantiko — theory of quantum fields
  • Belarusian: квантавая тэорыя поля (kvantavaja teóryja pólja) — theory of quantum fields
  • Bengali: কোয়ান্টাম ক্ষেত্র তত্ত্ব (kōẇanṭam khetro totto) — theory of quantum fields
  • Bulgarian: квантова теория на полето (kvantova teorija na poleto) — theory of quantum fields
  • Catalan: teoria quàntica de camps — theory of quantum fields
  • Chinese Mandarin: 量子場論 /量子场论 (liàngzǐchǎnglùn) — theory of quantum fields
  • Czech: kvantová teorie pole — theory of quantum fields
  • Danish: kvantefeltteori — theory of quantum fields
  • Dutch: kwantumveldentheorie — theory of quantum fields
  • Esperanto: kvantuma kampa teorio — theory of quantum fields
  • Estonian: kvantväljateooria — theory of quantum fields
  • Finnish: kvanttikenttäteoria — theory of quantum fields
  • French: théorie quantique des champs — theory of quantum fields
  • Galician: teoría cuántica de campos — theory of quantum fields
  • German: Quantenfeldtheorie — theory of quantum fields
  • Greek: κβαντική θεωρία πεδίου (kvantikí theoría pedíou) — theory of quantum fields
  • Hebrew: תורת השדות הקוונטית — theory of quantum fields
  • Hindi: प्रमात्रा क्षेत्र सिद्धान्त (pramātrā kṣetra siddhānt) — theory of quantum fields
  • Hungarian: kvantumtérelmélet — theory of quantum fields
  • Indonesian: teori medan kuantum — theory of quantum fields
  • Irish: réimsetheoiric chandamach — theory of quantum fields
  • Italian: teoria quantistica dei campi — theory of quantum fields
  • Japanese: 場の量子論 — theory of quantum fields
  • Kazakh: кванттық өріс теориясы (kvanttyq örıs teoriäsy) — theory of quantum fields
  • Korean: 양자장론 (yangjajangnon) — theory of quantum fields
  • Kyrgyz: кванттык теория (kvanttık teoriya) — theory of quantum fields
  • Lithuanian: kvantinė lauko teorija — theory of quantum fields
  • Malay: teori medan kuantum — theory of quantum fields
  • Norwegian: kvantefeltteori — theory of quantum fields
  • Pashto: د کوانټومي ساحې نظریه — theory of quantum fields
  • Persian: نظریه میدانهای کوانتومی — theory of quantum fields
  • Polish: kwantowa teoria pola — theory of quantum fields
  • Portuguese: teoria quântica de campo — theory of quantum fields
  • Portuguese: teoria quântica de campos — theory of quantum fields
  • Punjabi: ਕੁਆਂਟਮ ਫੀਲਡ ਥਿਊਰੀ (kuāṇṭam phīlaḍ thiūrī) — theory of quantum fields
  • Punjabi: کوانٹم فیلڈ تھیوری (koānṭm felḍ theyorī) — theory of quantum fields
  • Romanian: teoria cuantică a câmpurilor — theory of quantum fields
  • Russian: квантовая теория поля (kvantovaja teorija polja) — theory of quantum fields
  • Serbo-Croatian: kvantna teorija polja — theory of quantum fields
  • Serbo-Croatian: квантна теорија поља — theory of quantum fields
  • Slovak: kvantová teória poľa — theory of quantum fields
  • Slovene: kvantna teorija polja — theory of quantum fields
  • Spanish: teoría cuántica de campos — theory of quantum fields
  • Swedish: kvantfältteori — theory of quantum fields
  • Tagalog: teoryang quantum field — theory of quantum fields
  • Tamil: குவாண்டம் புலக்கோட்பாடு (kuvāṇṭam pulakkōṭpāṭu) — theory of quantum fields
  • Tatar: кырның квант теориясе (qırnıñ kwant teoriyäse) — theory of quantum fields
  • Thai: ทฤษฎีสนามควอนตัม — theory of quantum fields
  • Turkish: kuantum alan teorisi — theory of quantum fields
  • Ukrainian: квантова теорія поля (kvantova teorija polja) — theory of quantum fields
  • Uzbek: maydon kvant nazariyasi — theory of quantum fields
  • Vietnamese: lý thuyết trường lượng tử — theory of quantum fields