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It is easiest to start our study of field theory with relativistic systems. Lorentz invariance provides many simplifications and guiding principles, as well as the allure of a compact notation.
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Named for Enrico Fermi. Born September 29, 1901, Rome. Died November 28, 1954, Chicago. Nobel Prize in Physics 1938.
Louis-Victor (-Pierre-Raymond) de Broglie (7th due de Broglie). Born August 15,1892, Dieppe, France. Died March 19, 1987, Paris. Nobel Prize for Physics 1929.
Peter (Joseph William) Debye. (Petrus Josephus Wilhelmus Debije.) Born March 24, 1884, Maastricht, The Netherlands. Died November 2, 1966, Ithaca, NY. Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1936.
Amalie (Emmy) Noether. Born March 23, 1882, Erlangen, Germany. Died April 14,1935,BrynMawr,PA.
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Stone, M. (2000). Relativistic Scalar Fields. In: The Physics of Quantum Fields. Graduate Texts in Contemporary Physics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-0507-4_2
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