Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

faddeev-popov ghost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.45 in modern English

Syllables: fad-deev-popov ghost
IPA

36

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An extraneous field introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral formulation.

Etymology

Named after Ludvig Faddeev and Victor Popov.

Inflected Forms

Faddeev-Popov ghosts (plural)

Synonyms

gauge ghost ghost field

Questions

What does faddeev-popov ghost mean?: An extraneous field introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral formulation.
Where does faddeev-popov ghost come from?: Named after Ludvig Faddeev and Victor Popov.

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