nLab field history

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Context

Algebraic Quantum Field Theory

algebraic quantum field theory (perturbative, on curved spacetimes, homotopical)

Introduction

Concepts

field theory:

Lagrangian field theory

quantization

quantum mechanical system, quantum probability

free field quantization

gauge theories

interacting field quantization

renormalization

Theorems

States and observables

Operator algebra

Local QFT

Perturbative QFT

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Idea

Given a Lagrangian field theory with field bundle EfbΣE \overset{fb}{\to} \Sigma over spacetime Σ\Sigma, then a field history is a smooth section of this field bundle ΦΓ Σ(E)\Phi \in \Gamma_\Sigma(E).

For every Cauchy surface Σ pΣ\Sigma_p \hookrightarrow \Sigma the restriction Φ| Σ p\Phi\vert_{\Sigma_p} of Φ\Phi to Σ p\Sigma_p may be thought of as the field configuration “at that time” and hence the change of Φ| Σ p\Phi\vert_{\Sigma_p} as the choice of Cauchy surface changes reflects the “history” of these configurations, whence the name.

For a sigma model field theory a field history may be thought of as a trajectory.

For more see at geometry of physics – perturbative quantum field theory the chapter Fields.

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