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نظرية الحقل الكموني على الخلفيات المنحنية. II. تناسق المكان والزمن
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Arthur Jaffe
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نحن ندرس التناسقات الزمنية-الفضائية في نظرية الحقل الكمي المقيد (بما في ذلك النظريات التفاعلية) على الأماكن الثابتة. نحن نعتبر أولا نظرية الحقل الكمي اليوكليدي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي اللورنتزي على مخطط متوسطي ثابت، ونظرية الحقل الكمي ال
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