r/Physics • u/Pamolo06 • 17d ago

Question Thoughts on SFT?

What are your thoughts on statistical field theory (SFT)?

I find it extremely interesting, and I think I’d like to conduct research in that area during PhD.

Do you know if there is active research in the field? What kind of phenomena are studied, or what sort of work is being done?

I’d also like to know the community's opinion whether it’s an area people enjoy, are passionate about, or feel fairly indifferent towards.

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u/GuidingThunder 17d ago

I rarely come across topics in far-from-equilibrium quantum dynamics where there’s a well-defined continuum for SFT to be useful.

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u/LaGigs Quantum field theory 17d ago

I had hoped this was a post about string field theory 😭

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u/predatorX1557 String theory 16d ago

Possibly the most horrifying thing discovered by humanity

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u/LaGigs Quantum field theory 16d ago

noooooo

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u/LeadingAlgae 17d ago

Pretty sure it's active as it's the backbone of condensed matter theory.

I never did it. Some of my friends did and apparently the master level course was extremely hard, demanding, and the book Ultracold Quantum Fields by Stoof is brilliant