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Classical Field Theory

Classical Field Theory is a theoretical framework within classical physics that describes physical fields as continuous dynamical systems governed by Lagrangian or Hamiltonian principles, distinguishing it from discrete mechanical systems by modeling interactions through field variables defined over spacetime.

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Field Theory in Social Science

R. L. French, Kurt Lewin, Dorwin Cartwright · The American Journal of Psychology · 1953 · 5.2K citations

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Field Theory in Social Science

H.J. Eysenck, Kurt Lewin · British Journal of Sociology · 1952 · 2.3K citations

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Fate of the false vacuum: Semiclassical theory

Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1977 · 2.3K citations

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Field Theory in Social Science

Ruth Reed, Kurt Lewin · The American Catholic Sociological Review · 1951 · 2.1K citations

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Fate of the false vacuum. II. First quantum corrections

Curtis G. Callan, Sidney Coleman · Physical review. D. Particles, fields, gravitation, and cosmology/Physical review. D. Particles and fields · 1977 · 1.8K citations

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  1. MD
    Manuel de León

    Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain

    13 publications · 470 citations

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  2. PB
    P. B. Blakie

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    11 publications · 427 citations

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  3. OH
    Olaf Hohm

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    9 publications · 899 citations

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  4. KR
    Kazimierz Rza̧żewski

    Center for Theoretical Physics, Poland

    8 publications · 292 citations

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  5. MG
    Mariusz Gajda

    Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland

    8 publications · 291 citations

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Institutions

868

  1. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    34 h-index

    108 publications

    5.7K citations

  2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

    Cambridge, United States

    23 h-index

    44 publications

    5K citations

  3. University of California, Santa Barbara

    Santa Barbara, United States

    17 h-index

    42 publications

    5.1K citations

  4. Max Planck Institute for Physics

    Munich, Germany

    16 h-index

    32 publications

    2.5K citations

  5. University of Cambridge

    Cambridge, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    29 publications

    1.7K citations

  6. European Organization for Nuclear Research

    Geneva, Switzerland

    16 h-index

    25 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. University of Otago

    Dunedin, New Zealand

    15 h-index

    35 publications

    1.3K citations

  8. Institute for Advanced Study

    Princeton, United States

    15 h-index

    22 publications

    7K citations

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  1. Physical Review Letters

    PRL · 65 publications · 6.3K citations

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  3. Journal of High Energy Physics

    JHEP · 77 publications · 3.8K citations

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  4. Physical Review A

    PRA · 77 publications · 3.6K citations

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