Modern Quantum Field Theory
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-0-521-85082-7 (ISBN)
Presenting a variety of topics that are only briefly touched on in other texts, this book provides a thorough introduction to the techniques of field theory. Covering Feynman diagrams and path integrals, the author emphasizes the path integral approach, the Wilsonian approach to renormalization, and the physics of non-abelian gauge theory. It provides a thorough treatment of quark confinement and chiral symmetry breaking, topics not usually covered in other texts at this level. The Standard Model of particle physics is discussed in detail. Connections with condensed matter physics are explored, and there is a brief, but detailed, treatment of non-perturbative semi-classical methods. Ideal for graduate students in high energy physics and condensed matter physics, the book contains many problems,which help students practise the key techniques of quantum field theory.
Thomas Banks is Professor of Physics at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP), University of California, and NHETC, Rutgers University. He is considered one of the leaders in high energy particle theory and string theory, and was co-discoverer of the Matrix Theory approach to non-perturbative string theory.
1. Introduction; 2. Quantum theory of free scalar fields; 3. Interacting field theory; 4. Particles of spin one, and gauge invariance; 5. Spin 1/2 particles and Fermi statistics; 6. Massive quantum electrodynamics; 7. Symmetries, Ward identities and Nambu Goldstone bosons; 8. Non-abelian gauge theory; 9. Renormalization and effective field theory; 10. Instantons and solitons; 11. Concluding remarks; Appendices; References; Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 18.9.2008 |
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| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises; 5 Halftones, unspecified; 20 Line drawings, unspecified |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 193 x 252 mm |
| Gewicht | 760 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Quantenphysik |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-521-85082-7 / 0521850827 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-521-85082-7 / 9780521850827 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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