Quantum field theory : a modern introduction
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Quantum field theory : a modern introduction
Oxford University Press, 1993
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Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
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ISBN 9780195076523
Description
The rise of quantum electrodynamics (QED) made possible a number of excellent textbooks on quantum field theory in the 1960s. However, the rise of quantum chromodynamics (QCD) and the Standard Model has made it urgent to have a fully modern textbook for the 1990s and beyond. Building on the foundation of QED, Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction presents a clear and comprehensive discussion of the gauge revolution and the theoretical and experimental
evidence which makes the Standard Model the leading theory of subatomic phenomena. The book is divided into three parts: Part I, Fields and Renormalization, lays a solid foundation by presenting canonical
quantization, Feynman rules and scattering matrices, and renormalization theory. Part II, Gauge Theory and the Standard Model, focuses on the Standard Model and discusses path integrals, gauge theory, spontaneous symmetry breaking, the renormalization group, and BPHZ quantization. Part III, Non-perturbative Methods and Unification, discusses more advanced methods which now form an essential part of field theory, such as critical phenomena, lattice gauge theory, instantons, supersymmetry,
quantum gravity, supergravity, and superstrings.
Table of Contents
PART I: Quantum Fields and Renormalization
1: Why Quantum Field Theory?
2: Symmetries and Group Theory
3: Spin O and 1/2 Fields
4: Quantum Electrodynamics
5: Feynman Rules and LSZ Reduction
6: Scattering Processes and the S-Matrix
7: Renormalization
PART II: Gauge Theory and the Standard Model
8: Path Integrals
9: Gauge Theory
10: The Weinberg-Salam Model
11: The Standard Model
12: Ward Identities, BRST, and Anomalies
13: Renormalization of Gauge Theories
14: QCD and the Renormalization Group
PART III: Non-Perturbative Methods and Unification
15: Lattice Gauge Theory
16: Solitons, Monopoles, and Instantons
17: Phase Transitions and Critical Phenomena
18: Grand Unified Theories
19: Quantum Gravity
20: Supersymmetry and Supergravity
21: Superstrings
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: pbk ISBN 9780195091588
Description
Quantum Field Theory: A Modern Introduction is undoubtedly the standard setting textbook in this field; as it is the only up-to-date introductory textbook to cover the `modern' approach to quantum field theory (QFT).
In this textbook, Michio Kaku, goes far beyond existing texts, and presents material vital to the modern approach to QFT. Topics such as critical phenomena, lattice gauge theory, supersymmetry, quantum gravity, supergravity, and superstrings are all included in this textbook and are not included in other textbooks on QFT.
There are also over 260 exercises included within the text.
Table of Contents
- I. QUANTUM FIELDS AND RENORMALIZATION
- II. GAUGE THEORY AND THE STANDARD MODEL
- III. NON-PERTURBATIVE METHODS AND UNIFICATION
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