Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell (eBook)

Second Edition

Anthony Zee (Autor)

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2010 | 2., Second Edition
608 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-3532-4 (ISBN)

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A fully updated edition of the classic text by acclaimed physicist A. ZeeSince it was first published, Quantum Field Theory in a Nutshell has quickly established itself as the most accessible and comprehensive introduction to this profound and deeply fascinating area of theoretical physics. Now in this fully revised and expanded edition, A. Zee covers the latest advances while providing a solid conceptual foundation for students to build on, making this the most up-to-date and modern textbook on quantum field theory available.This expanded edition features several additional chapters, as well as an entirely new section describing recent developments in quantum field theory such as gravitational waves, the helicity spinor formalism, on-shell gluon scattering, recursion relations for amplitudes with complex momenta, and the hidden connection between Yang-Mills theory and Einstein gravity. Zee also provides added exercises, explanations, and examples, as well as detailed appendices, solutions to selected exercises, and suggestions for further reading.The most accessible and comprehensive introductory textbook availableFeatures a fully revised, updated, and expanded textCovers the latest exciting advances in the fieldIncludes new exercisesOffers a one-of-a-kind resource for students and researchers Leading universities that have adopted this book include:Arizona State UniversityBoston UniversityBrandeis UniversityBrown UniversityCalifornia Institute of TechnologyCarnegie MellonCollege of William & MaryCornellHarvard UniversityMassachusetts Institute of TechnologyNorthwestern UniversityOhio State UniversityPrinceton UniversityPurdue University - Main CampusRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRutgers University - New BrunswickStanford UniversityUniversity of California - BerkeleyUniversity of Central FloridaUniversity of ChicagoUniversity of MichiganUniversity of MontrealUniversity of Notre DameVanderbilt UniversityVirginia Tech University

Autor

A. Zee is professor of physics and a permanent member of the Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His books include Fearful Symmetry: The Search for Beauty in Modern Physics (Princeton).

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.2.2010
• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Reihe/Serie: In a Nutshell
• Zusatzinfo: 95 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik
• Schlagworte: Amplitude • Bose–Einstein statistics • Boson • Calculation • coefficient • complex number • Conserved current • Coulomb's Law • coupling constant • covariant derivative • Creation and annihilation operators • Degrees of freedom (mechanics) • Degrees of freedom (physics and chemistry) • Dimensional Analysis • Dirac equation • Dirac spinor • effective field theory • Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors • electric charge • Electromagnetic field • electromagnetism • elementary particle • Energy Density • Equations of motion • Euclidean space • Fermion • Feynman diagram • Fourier transform • Gamma Matrices • Gauge boson • Gauge Theory • Gluon • Goldstone boson • Graviton • Gravity • ground state • Harmonic oscillator • Helicity (particle physics) • Lagrangian (field theory) • length scale • Lepton • Lorentz covariance • Lorentz Group • Lorentz transformation • Magnetic field • Magnetic moment • magnetic monopole • Massless particle • Meson • Minkowski space • Momentum • Neutrino • Notation • Nucleon • Particle physics • path integral • Path integral formulation • Pauli matrices • Perturbation theory (quantum mechanics) • Photon • physicist • Physics • Point particle • positron • Propagator • Quantity • quantum electrodynamics • quantum field theory • Quantum fluctuation • Quantum Hall Effect • quantum mechanics • renormalization • Renormalization Group • Scalar Field • Scalar field theory • scattering • scattering amplitude • Special relativity • Spinor • Spinor field • Spontaneous Symmetry Breaking • Statistical Mechanics • String Theory • Strong Interaction • Superfluidity • Supersymmetry • Temperature • theoretical physics • theory • Theory of relativity • Unitarity (physics) • vacuum energy • Vacuum expectation value • Variable (mathematics) • Vector boson • wave function • Wave Packet • Wave vector • Weak Interaction • Yang–Mills Theory
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-3532-1 / 1400835321
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-3532-4 / 9781400835324