Applications of quantum field theory
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Applications of quantum field theory
（IOP concise physics, . IOP series in nuclear spectroscopy and nuclear structure . Relativistic quantum field theory ; vol.3）（IOP ebooks）
Morgan & Claypool, c2019
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Description
Volume 3 of this three-part series presents more advanced topics and applications of relativistic quantum field theory.
The application of quantum chromodynamics to high-energy particle scattering is discussed with concrete examples for how to compute QCD scattering cross sections. Experimental evidence for the existence of quarks and gluons is then presented both within the context of the naive quark model and beyond. Dr Strickland then reviews our current understanding of the weak interaction, the unified electroweak theory, and the Brout-Higgs-Englert mechanism for the generation of gauge boson masses. The last two chapters contain a self-contained introduction to finite temperature quantum field theory with concrete examples focusing on the high-temperature thermodynamics of scalar field theories, QED, and QCD.
Table of Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
Author biography
Units and conventions
QCD phenomenology
Weak interactions
Electroweak unification and the Higgs mechanism
Basics of finite temperature quantum field theory
Hard-thermal-loops for QED and QCD
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