Quantum Field Theory intro with flying field disturbances

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edguy99

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Jan 17, 2016

Great youtube introduction video about Quantum Field Theory (QFT) from a couple of days ago by Dr Don Lincoln @fermilab. The video and description of a particle being a disturbance in a field and flying through the air at 3:25 is especially compelling.

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At the lay level very good.

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