Navigation
Home
Resources
Irregular verbs quizzes English conjugator English-French dictionary French dictionary English dictionary Monolingual dictionaries Scores by institution Free sample tests FAQ Pricing Tourism training Blog Videos
Login Sign up
Blog
Videos
Pricing
FR EN

Faddeev-Popov ghost

noun

Faddeev-Popov ghost

noun

Etymology Named after Ludvig Faddeev and Victor Popov.

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics Particle An extraneous field introduced into gauge quantum field theories to maintain the consistency of the path integral formulation.

Synonyms
gauge ghost, ghost field

Entry derived from the Wiktionary, under licence CC BY-SA 4.0 — list of authors.