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analytic continuation of time to imaginary values that turns Minkowski amplitudes into Euclidean ones, used to evaluate and define field theories.

In mathematical physics, Wick rotation refers to analytic continuation of time to imaginary values that turns Minkowski amplitudes into Euclidean ones, used to evaluate and define field theories. This meaning comes from Wick (1954) in Physical Review.[1]

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References

Wick, G. C. (1954). Properties of Bethe-Salpeter Wave Functions. Physical Review, 96(4), 1124-1134. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.96.1124

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