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OverviewThe importance and the beauty of modern quantum field theory resides in the power and variety of its methods and ideas, which find application in domains as different as particle physics, cosmology, condensed matter, statistical mechanics and critical phenomena. This book introduces the reader to the modern developments, assuming no previous knowledge of quantum field theory. Along with standard topics like Feynman diagrams, the book discusses effective lagrangians, renormalization group equations, the path integral formulation, spontaneous symmetry breaking and non-abelian gauge theories. The inclusion of more advanced topics will also make this a most useful book for graduate students and researchers. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michele Maggiore (, Department of Theoretical Physics, University of Geneva, Switzerland)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Volume: 12 Dimensions: Width: 19.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 25.20cm Weight: 0.790kg ISBN: 9780198520733ISBN 10: 0198520735 Pages: 310 Publication Date: 25 November 2004 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Lorentz and Poincaré symmetries in quantum field theory 3: Classical field theory 4: Quantization of free fields 5: Perturbation theory and Feynman diagrams 6: Cross sections and decay rates 7: Quantum electrodynamics 8: The low-energy limit of the electroweak theory 9: Path integral quantization 10: Non-Abelian gauge theories 11: Spontaneous symmetry breakingReviewsAiming at graduate students, this novel textbook on the theory of quantum fields differs from any other existing books on the same subject since it focuses on the generality of its methods and ideas rather than on its power as a calculational tool. Gert Roepstorff, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol 1078, 2006 The author gives a nice conceptual discussion of divergences in loop amplitudes, the need to renormalize, and how both renormalization group...he manages to convey the main ideas without getting lost in technical details. Physics Today All in all, Maggiore's approach is precisely the one that should be taken in an undergraduate course: Introduce the big ideas and leave the computational and thornier technical details for subsequent courses. Physics Today Aiming at graduate students, this novel textbook on the theory of quantum fields differs from any other existing books on the same subject since it focuses on the generality of its methods and ideas rather than on its power as a calculational tool. Gert Roepstorff, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol 1078, 2006 The author gives a nice conceptual discussion of divergences in loop amplitudes, the need to renormalize, and how both renormalization group...he manages to convey the main ideas without getting lost in technical details. Physics Today All in all, Maggiore's approach is precisely the one that should be taken in an undergraduate course: Introduce the big ideas and leave the computational and thornier technical details for subsequent courses. Physics Today Author InformationMichele Maggiore is Professor of Physics at the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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