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+display_name: Algebraic Quantum Field Theory
+short_description: Algebraic quantum field theory is an axiomatic approach to quantum field theory.
+topic: aqft
+aliases: algebraic-quantum-field-theory
+wikipedia_url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_quantum_field_theory
+---
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+Algebraic quantum field theory (AQFT) is a mathematically rigorous, axiomatic approach to quantum field theory that describes physics in terms of local algebras of observables assigned to regions of spacetime.