Path integral formalism
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Path integral formalism
（IOP concise physics, . IOP series in nuclear spectroscopy and nuclear structure . Relativistic quantum field theory ; vol.2）（IOP ebooks）
Morgan & Claypool, 2019
- pbk
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"Version: 20191101"--t.p.verso
"A Morgan & Claypool publication as part of IOP Concise Physics"--t.p.verso
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Description and Table of Contents
Description
Volume 2 of this three-part series presents the quantization of classical field theory using the path integral formalism.
For this volume the target audience is students who wish to learn about relativistic quantum field theory applied to particle physics, however, it is still very accessible and useful for students of condensed matter. This volume begins with the introduction of the path integral formalism for non-relativistic quantum mechanics and then, using this as a basis, extends the formalism to quantum fields with an infinite number of degrees of freedom. Dr. Strickland then discusses how to quantize gauge fields using the Fadeev-Popov method and fermionic fields using Grassman algebra. He then presents the path integral formulation of quantum chromodynamics and its renormalization. Finally, he discusses the role played by topological solutions in non-abelian gauge theories.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author biography
Units and conventions
Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics
Path integrals for scalar fields
Path integrals for fermionic fields
Path integrals for abelian gauge fields
Groups and Lie groups
Path integral formulation of quantum chromodynamics
Renormalization of QCD
Topological objects in field theory
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