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Statistical field theory - Quiz
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  • 1. What does SFT stand for in theoretical physics?
A) Standard field theory
B) Statistical field theory
C) Structural field theory
D) Scientific field theory
  • 2. Statistical field theory is particularly useful for describing systems near what?
A) Mechanical equilibrium
B) Absolute zero
C) Atomic collapse
D) Phase transitions
  • 3. What characterizes the microstates of a system in statistical field theory?
A) Quantum entanglement
B) Particle trajectories
C) Field configurations
D) Wave functions
  • 4. Which physical theory shares techniques like the path integral formulation with statistical field theory?
A) Quantum field theory
B) Fluid dynamics
C) Classical thermodynamics
D) General relativity
  • 5. What is the name for statistical field theory when applied to polymers?
A) Synthetic field theory
B) Polymer mechanics
C) Polymer field theory
D) Macromolecular field theory
  • 6. What mathematical transformation allows the application of statistical field theory results to quantum field theory?
A) Lorentz transformation
B) Laplace transform
C) Fourier transform
D) Wick rotation
  • 7. What are the correlation functions of a statistical field theory called?
A) Schwinger functions
B) Green's functions
C) Correlation tensors
D) Partition functions
  • 8. The properties of Schwinger functions are described by which axioms?
A) Minkowski axioms
B) Osterwalder–Schrader axioms
C) Euclidean axioms
D) Hilbert axioms
  • 9. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a system described by statistical field theory?
A) Superfluidity
B) Nuclear fission
C) Magnetism
D) Superconductivity
  • 10. Statistical field theory is used in which fields?
A) Polymer physics and biophysics
B) Geology and seismology
C) Chemical kinetics only
D) Astrophysics and cosmology
  • 11. What does statistical field theory encompass?
A) Many different models
B) No specific models
C) Only equilibrium models
D) A single universal theory
  • 12. What space is the result of performing a Wick rotation from Minkowski space?
A) Hilbert space
B) Euclidean space
C) Phase space
D) Riemannian space
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