时空田野笔记

Field notes from space-time The concept of a field plays a key role in particle physics, but what exactly is it? Chanda Prescod-Weinstein explores its importance WHEN we were first preparing to launch my column for New Scientist, my editor asked me what I would like to call it. “Field notes from space-time,” I said. This title has a bit of a double entendre that might not be obvious, but was fun for me as a physicist. It is a reference to the scientific idea of taking notes while out in the field – a lab notebook of sorts. Simultaneously, it alludes to a specific concept that is very important in particle physics: the field itself. …