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quantum field theory
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Definition of QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
: a theory in physics: the interaction of two separate physical systems (as particles) is attributed to a field that extends from one to the other and is manifested in a particle exchange between the two systems
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First Known Use of QUANTUM FIELD THEORY
1948
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