What is Quantum Field Theory, and What Did We Think It Is?

1997/02/04 by Steven Weinberg, Weinberg, Steven · 3 voices · 4 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Quantum Mechanics and Applications #cond-mat #gr-qc #hep-ph #hep-th

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.hep-th/9702027

17 pages, LaTeX, no macros needed, no figures

arxiv created 1997/02/04 · arxiv updated 2009/11/30

Abstract

This is a talk presented at the conference ``Historical and Philosophical Reflections on the Foundations of Quantum Field Theory,'' at Boston University, March 1996. It will be published in the proceedings of this conference.

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Discussions

• Steven Weinberg: What Is Quantum Field Theory, and What Did We Think It Is? (1997) [hn, 38 points, 30 comments]
• After Weinberg passed away, I re-read a lot of things he wrote. One was a short, personal history of the development of quantum field theory and a lovely explanation of the modern understanding of QFT [bsky, 16 points, 1 comments]
• Steven Weinberg being sassy about the role of effective field theories. (https://arxiv.org/abs/hep-th/9702027) [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]

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