History of quantum field theory: Difference between revisions

In [[particle physics]], the '''history of quantum field theory''' starts with its creation by [[Paul Dirac]], when he attempted to [[quantization (physics)|quantize]] the [[electromagnetic field]] in the late 1920s. Major advances in the theory were made in the 1940s and 1950s, and ledleading to the introduction of renormalized [[quantum electrodynamics]] (QED). QED was so successful and accurately predictive that efforts were made to apply the same basic concepts for the other forces of nature. By the late 1970s, these efforts successfully utilized [[gauge theory]] in the [[strong nuclear force]] and [[weak nuclear force]], producing the modern [[standard model]] of [[particle physics]].