Feynman propagator

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf quantum field theory concept
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Feynman_Green's_function
gptkbp:appearsIn gptkb:Feynman_diagrams
gptkbp:describes propagation of particles in quantum field theory
gptkbp:enables calculation of transition amplitudes
gptkbp:form time-ordered product of field operators
gptkbp:hasProperty gptkb:Lorentz_invariance
causal structure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Feynman propagator
gptkbp:integration Fourier transform in momentum space
gptkbp:introducedIn 1949
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Richard_Feynman
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Green's_function
propagator
advanced propagator
retarded propagator
gptkbp:satisfies Dirac equation (for fermions)
Klein-Gordon equation (for scalar fields)
gptkbp:usedFor perturbative calculations
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:quantum_field_theory
gptkb:quantum_chromodynamics
quantum electrodynamics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Feynman_diagrams
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4