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The idea that physical interactions can only occur between objects that are in direct contact with each other

The idea that physical interactions can occur between objects that are separated by a distance

The idea that physical interactions can occur instantaneously

The idea that physical interactions can only occur between objects that are in the same spacetime region

The idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers, regardless of their motion

The idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers, regardless of their position

The idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers, regardless of their acceleration

The idea that the laws of physics are the same for all observers, regardless of their frame of reference

The process of removing infinite terms from a quantum field theory

The process of adding infinite terms to a quantum field theory

The process of regularizing a quantum field theory

The process of making a quantum field theory finite

The idea that a symmetry of a quantum field theory can be spontaneously broken by the vacuum state

The idea that a symmetry of a quantum field theory can be spontaneously broken by the interaction of the field with other fields

The idea that a symmetry of a quantum field theory can be spontaneously broken by the presence of a mass term

The idea that a symmetry of a quantum field theory can be spontaneously broken by the presence of a gauge field

The mechanism by which the Higgs boson gives mass to other particles

The mechanism by which the Higgs boson breaks the electroweak symmetry

The mechanism by which the Higgs boson gives mass to itself

The mechanism by which the Higgs boson interacts with other particles

The idea that the coupling constant of a quantum field theory decreases as the energy scale increases

The idea that the coupling constant of a quantum field theory increases as the energy scale increases

The idea that the coupling constant of a quantum field theory is independent of the energy scale

The idea that the coupling constant of a quantum field theory is proportional to the energy scale

The idea that quarks and gluons are confined within hadrons

The idea that quarks and gluons are free to move outside of hadrons

The idea that quarks and gluons can be separated from each other

The idea that quarks and gluons can exist independently of each other

The idea that the left-handed and right-handed components of a fermion field transform in the same way under a chiral transformation

The idea that the left-handed and right-handed components of a fermion field transform in the opposite way under a chiral transformation

The idea that the left-handed and right-handed components of a fermion field are independent of each other

The idea that the left-handed and right-handed components of a fermion field are identical

The idea that the axial current is not conserved in quantum field theory

The idea that the axial current is conserved in quantum field theory

The idea that the axial current is partially conserved in quantum field theory

The idea that the axial current is not partially conserved in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the running of the coupling constant in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the renormalization of the coupling constant in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the regularization of the coupling constant in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the asymptotic freedom of the coupling constant in quantum field theory

The effective action that is obtained by integrating out the high-energy modes of a quantum field theory

The effective action that is obtained by integrating out the low-energy modes of a quantum field theory

The effective action that is obtained by integrating out all of the modes of a quantum field theory

The effective action that is obtained by integrating out none of the modes of a quantum field theory

The equation that describes the self-energy of a particle in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the vertex function of a particle in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the propagator of a particle in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the interaction of a particle with other particles in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the bound state of two particles in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the scattering of two particles in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the decay of a particle in quantum field theory

The equation that describes the production of a particle in quantum field theory

A diagram that represents the interaction of particles in quantum field theory

A diagram that represents the propagation of particles in quantum field theory

A diagram that represents the decay of particles in quantum field theory

A diagram that represents the production of particles in quantum field theory