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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Quantum field theory, the powerful framework of modern particle physics, says the universe is filled with fields.
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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
The link to conformal field theory gave Beilinson and Drinfeld a place to start thinking about how to build a version of Fourier analysis for sheaves.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
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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
The link to conformal field theory gave Beilinson and Drinfeld a place to start thinking about how to build a version of Fourier analysis for sheaves.
—Erica Klarreich, Quanta Magazine, 19 July 2024
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