Which field did Peierls work on post-WWII, at Birmingham?
Quantum field theories
Millennium theory
Applied chemistry
Mechanical engineering
Answer
Peierls worked on quantum field theories, a branch of theoretical physics, at the University of Birmingham. He was a key figure in the development of Theory, and he made many important contributions to it. His work on quantum field theories was important in understanding the behavior of elementary particles, and it also had applications in other areas of physics, such as condensed matter physics.
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