euclidean quantum field theory
euclidean quantum field theory
[yü′klid·ē·ən ¦kwänt·əm ′fēld ‚thē·ə·rē] (quantum mechanics)
A relativistic quantum field theory in which time is replaced by a purely formal imaginary time, resulting in replacement of Lorentz covariance by euclidean group covariance.
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