quantum field theory

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 106121830)
    is a type of: quantum physics - the branch of physics based on quantum theory
    subtypes:
    • qed, quantum electrodynamics - a relativistic quantum theory of the electromagnetic interactions of photons and electrons and muons
    • qcd, quantum chromodynamics - a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together

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