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   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeJun 1st 2010
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   Format: MarkdownItexwrote an Idea-section at [[quantum field theory]]

   wrote an Idea-section at quantum field theory

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   • CommentTimeJun 1st 2010
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   Format: MarkdownItexstub for [[perturbative quantum field theory]], just to record a reference

   stub for perturbative quantum field theory, just to record a reference

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   • CommentAuthorIan_Durham
   • CommentTimeJun 1st 2010
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   Author: Ian_Durham
   Format: MarkdownItexVery nice Idea-section. It really clears up a lot of confusion for those of us who don't work with the finer points of QFT (and who aren't always aware that there are alternatives to the perturbative techniques, though I am aware of AQFT).

   Very nice Idea-section. It really clears up a lot of confusion for those of us who don’t work with the finer points of QFT (and who aren’t always aware that there are alternatives to the perturbative techniques, though I am aware of AQFT).

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   • CommentTimeFeb 19th 2024
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   Format: MarkdownItexexpanded pointer to: * [[Steven Weinberg]] *The Quantum Theory of Fields Vol 1: Foundations*, Cambridge University Press (1995) &lbrack;[doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644167](https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644167)&rbrack; * [[Steven Weinberg]] *The Quantum Theory of Fields Vol 2: Applications*, Cambridge University Press (1996) &lbrack;[doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644174](https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139644174)&rbrack; <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/quantum+field+theory/54">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/quantum+field+theory/54">v54</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory">current</a>

   expanded pointer to:

   • Steven Weinberg The Quantum Theory of Fields Vol 1: Foundations, Cambridge University Press (1995) [doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644167]

   • Steven Weinberg The Quantum Theory of Fields Vol 2: Applications, Cambridge University Press (1996) [doi:10.1017/CBO9781139644174]

   diff, v54, current

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   • CommentTimeFeb 19th 2024
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexhave made minor adjustments to the wording in the Idea-section ([here](https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory#Idea)) <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/quantum+field+theory/55">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/quantum+field+theory/55">v55</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory">current</a>

   have made minor adjustments to the wording in the Idea-section (here)

   diff, v55, current

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   • CommentTimeApr 11th 2024
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexadded pointer to: * [[Michel Talagrand]], *What is a Quantum Field Theory? -- A first Introduction for Mathematicians*, Cambridge University Press (2022) &lbrack;[doi:10.1017/9781108225144](https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108225144)&rbrack; <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/quantum+field+theory/56">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/quantum+field+theory/56">v56</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory">current</a>

   added pointer to:

   • Michel Talagrand, What is a Quantum Field Theory? – A first Introduction for Mathematicians, Cambridge University Press (2022) [doi:10.1017/9781108225144]

   diff, v56, current

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   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeJul 29th 2024
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexadded pointer to: * [[Garth Warner]]: *Bosonic Quantum Field Theory*, EPrint Collection, University of Washington (2008) &lbrack;[hdl:1773/3710](http://hdl.handle.net/1773/3710), [pdf](https://sites.math.washington.edu//~warner/BQFT_Warner.pdf)&rbrack; <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/quantum+field+theory/57">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/quantum+field+theory/57">v57</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory">current</a>

   added pointer to:

   • Garth Warner: Bosonic Quantum Field Theory, EPrint Collection, University of Washington (2008) [hdl:1773/3710, pdf]

   diff, v57, current

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   • CommentAuthorUrs
   • CommentTimeSep 6th 2024
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   Author: Urs
   Format: MarkdownItexadded pointer to today's * [[Pavel Etingof]]: *Mathematical ideas and notions of quantum field theory* &lbrack;[arXiv:2409.03117](https://arxiv.org/abs/2409.03117)&rbrack; <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/diff/quantum+field+theory/59">diff</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/revision/quantum+field+theory/59">v59</a>, <a href="https://ncatlab.org/nlab/show/quantum+field+theory">current</a>

   added pointer to today’s

   • Pavel Etingof: Mathematical ideas and notions of quantum field theory [arXiv:2409.03117]

   diff, v59, current