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spin network
graph whose edges are labelled with irreducible representations of a compact Lie group and whose vertices are associated with intertwiners of the edge representations adjacent to it
renormalization group
method for using scale changes to understand physical theories such as quantum field theories
random matrix
matrix-valued random variable
Heisenberg group
Lie group of 3×3 upper triangular matrices under matrix multiplication
Virasoro algebra
complex Lie algebra, the unique central extension of the Witt algebra
Henri Poincaré Prize
award in mathematical physics
Gell-Mann matrices
set of matrices useful in studying the strong force
spatial frequency
characteristic of any structure that is periodic across position in space; measure of how often sinusoidal components (as determined by the Fourier transform) of the structure repeat per unit of distance
S-matrix
In physics, the '''S-matrix or scattering matrix''' is a matrix that relates the initial state and the final state of a physical system undergoing a scattering process. It is used in quantum mechanics, scattering theory and quantum field theory (QFT).
Goldstone boson
massless boson that must be present in a quantum system with spontaneously broken symmetry
matrix function
function that maps matrices to matrices
Dirichlet integral
improper integral of sin(𝑥)∕𝑥 from 0 to ∞
equipotential
thumb|Computed electrostatic equipotentials (black contours) between two electrically charged spheres
canonical commutation relation
relation satisfied by conjugate variables in quantum mechanics
Wigner quasiprobability distribution
The Wigner distribution function in physics as opposed to in signal processing
Baker–Campbell–Hausdorff formula
formula in Lie theory
sine and cosine transforms
variant Fourier transforms
Darboux's theorem
foundational result in symplectic geometry
traffic flow
study of interactions between travellers and infrastructure
scalar field theory
field theory of scalar fields
point source
single identifiable localised source of something
non-linear sigma model
class of quantum field theory models
sine–Gordon equation
nonlinear hyperbolic partial differential equation in 1 + 1 dimensions
Statistical field theory
framework to describe phase transitions
three-phase traffic theory
theory
Dirac operator
first-order differential linear operator on spinor bundle, whose square is the Laplacian
International Association of Mathematical Physics
learned society
Wess–Zumino–Witten model
type of 2D conformal field theory
Rarita–Schwinger equation
relativistic wave equation describing the propagation of a free spin 1½ particle
Einstein manifold
Riemannian or pseudo-Riemannian differentiable manifold whose Ricci tensor is proportional to the metric
Spacetime algebra
setting of relativistic physics in geometric algebra
Floer homology
symplectic topology tool
Resolvent formalism
Technique in mathematics
Weierstrass transform
"Smoothing" integral transform
topological string theory
string theory with a topologically twisted 𝒩=(2,2) sigma-model action on the worldsheet and 6 target-space dimensions
quantum geometry
set of mathematical concepts propagating geometric concepts
physical mathematics
mathematics inspired by physics
Schröder's equation
eigenvalue equation for the function composition operator
sign convention
arbitrary choice for the direction of physical significance of mathematical objects
elastic pendulum
a swinging pendulum that is also elastic
field equation
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Wigner–Weyl transform
mapping between functions in the quantum phase space
functional integration
integral of a functional over a space of curves
Fredholm theory
mathematical theory of integral equations
least-squares spectral analysis
frequency-domain analysis method
Liouville–Neumann series
Concept in the theory of integral equations
spin structure
lift of the SO(n) frame bundle of an oriented Riemannian manifold into Spin(n), the spin group
D'Alembert's equation
first order nonlinear ordinary differential equation
quantum triviality
possible outcome of renormalization in physics
Yang–Mills equations
system of partial differential equations whose solutions are stationary with respect to the Yang–Mills action functional
Pöschl–Teller potential
Quantum mechanical potential
Wigner's classification
classification of irreducible representations of the Poincaré group
Routhian mechanics
formulation of classical mechanics in which one Legendre-transforms some, but not all, of generalized velocities into generalized momenta
monopole
object from which field lines are emitted or absorbed
Hunter–Saxton equation
integrable PDE
Nambu mechanics
generalization of Hamiltonian mechanics involving multiple Hamiltonians