A Multidisciplinary Approach To Quantum Field Theory

Author : Michael Ogilvie
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Release : 2022
Category : Quantum Field Theory
ISBN : 0750332271

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This book covers quantum field theory at an introductory level appropriate for graduate students in physics. The first volume aims to allow students to begin their research in fields using quantum field theory, such as particle physics, nuclear physics, cosmology and astrophysics and condensed matter physics. The key areas the book explores include free (noninteracting) fields, field quantization, interacting fields, Feynman diagrams, scattering, cross sections and decay rates; renormalization; symmetry, symmetry breaking and Goldstone bosons. Graduate students studying particle, nuclear, and condensed matter physics are the key audience for this volume. It will also be useful to researchers looking for a modern overview of quantum field theory.

Author : Michael Ogilvie
Publisher : Unknown
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Release : 2022
Category : SCIENCE
ISBN : 075033231X

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Quantum field theory is the theory of many-particle quantum systems. Just as quantum mechanics describes a single particle as both a particle and a wave, quantum field theory describes many-particle systems in terms of both particles and fields. The study of phase transitions using field theory has become a unifying theme across most areas of physics. This second volume explores gauge theories and the renormalization group, with subsequent introductions to large-N methods, solitons and instantons, anomalies and finite-temperature field theory. Methods for the determination of the phase structure of field theories is a key theme of this book. This volume builds on the first and includes more references to original literature whilst exploring the central role field theory plays in modern physics. Graduate students studying particle, nuclear, and condensed matter physics are the key audience for this volume.

Author : Michael Ogilvie
Publisher : IOP Publishing Limited
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Release : 2022-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750332298

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Quantum Field Theory by Michael Ogilvie Pdf

Quantum field theory is the theory of many-particle quantum systems. Just as quantum mechanics describes a single particle as both a particle and a wave, quantum field theory describes many-particle systems in terms of both particles and fields. The study of phase transitions using field theory has become a unifying theme across most areas of physics. This second volume explores gauge theories and the renormalization group, with subsequent introductions to large-N methods, solitons and instantons, anomalies and finite-temperature field theory. Methods for the determination of the phase structure of field theories is a key theme of this book. This volume builds on the first and includes more references to original literature whilst exploring the central role field theory plays in modern physics. Graduate students studying particle, nuclear, and condensed matter physics are the key audience for this volume. Key Features Emphasizes key concepts and techniques of field theory common across particle physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics and cosmology. Examples and problems from many areas of modern physics. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises within the main body of the text, with more substantial problems at the end of each chapter.

Author : Michael Ogilvie
Publisher : IOP Publishing Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 0750332255

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Multidisciplinary Approach to Quantum Field Theory by Michael Ogilvie Pdf

This book covers quantum field theory at an introductory level appropriate for graduate students in physics. The first volume aims to allow students to begin their research in fields using quantum field theory, such as particle physics, nuclear physics, cosmology and astrophysics and condensed matter physics. The key areas the book explores include free (noninteracting) fields, field quantization, interacting fields, Feynman diagrams, scattering, cross sections and decay rates; renormalization; symmetry, symmetry breaking and Goldstone bosons. Graduate students studying particle, nuclear, and condensed matter physics are the key audience for this volume. It will also be useful to researchers looking for a modern overview of quantum field theory. Key Features: Emphasizes key concepts and techniques of field theory common across particle physics, nuclear physics, condensed matter physics and cosmology. Examples and problems from many areas of modern physics. Each chapter includes worked examples and exercises within the main body of the text, with more substantial problems at the end of each chapter.

Author : Bryce Seligman DeWitt
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Science
ISBN : 019852790X

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The Global Approach to Quantum Field Theory by Bryce Seligman DeWitt Pdf

This new volume takes a complete look at how classical field theory, quantum mechanics and quantum field theory are interrelated. It takes a global approach and discusses the importance of quantization by relating it to different theories such as tree amplitude and conservation laws. There arespecial chapters devoted to Euclideanization and renormalization, space and time inversion and the closed-time-path formalism.

Author : Alexei M. Tsvelik
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-18
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521529808

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Quantum Field Theory in Condensed Matter Physics by Alexei M. Tsvelik Pdf

A new edition of a successful advanced text in condensed matter physics.

Author : John Donoghue,Lorenzo Sorbo
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2022-02-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691223506

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A Prelude to Quantum Field Theory by John Donoghue,Lorenzo Sorbo Pdf

A concise, beginner-friendly introduction to quantum field theory Quantum field theory is a powerful framework that extends quantum mechanics in ways that are essential in many modern applications. While it is the fundamental formalism for the study of many areas of physics, quantum field theory requires a different way of thinking, and many newcomers to the subject struggle with the transition from quantum mechanics. A Prelude to Quantum Field Theory introduces the key concepts of quantum field theory in a brief and accessible manner while never sacrificing mathematical rigor. The result is an easy-to-use textbook that distills the most general properties of the theory without overwhelming beginning students with more advanced applications. Bridges quantum mechanics and quantum field theory, emphasizing analogies and differences Emphasizes a “quantum field theoretical mindset” while maintaining mathematical rigor Obtains quantum fields as the continuum limit of a quantized system of many particles Highlights the correspondence between wave function—fundamental in quantum mechanics—and the formalism of second quantization used in quantum field theory Provides a step-by-step derivation of Feynman rules for the perturbative study of interacting theories Introduces students to renormalization, path integrals techniques, and more Discusses more modern topics like effective field theories Ideal for both undergraduate and graduate students Proven in the classroom

Author : Michael V. Sadovskii
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783110270358

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Quantum Field Theory by Michael V. Sadovskii Pdf

This book discusses the main concepts of the Standard Model of elementary particles in a compact and straightforward way. The work illustrates the unity of modern theoretical physics by combining approaches and concepts of the quantum field theory and modern condensed matter theory. The inductive approach allows a deep understanding of ideas and methods used for solving problems in this field.

Author : Daniel Iagolnitzer
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781400863167

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Scattering in Quantum Field Theories by Daniel Iagolnitzer Pdf

Axiomatic and constructive approaches to quantum field theory first aim to establish it on precise, non-perturbative bases: general axioms and rigorous definition of specific theories respectively. From the viewpoint of particle physics, the goal is then to develop a relativistic scattering theory, including particle analysis and the derivation of general properties of collision amplitudes. Taking into account successive improvements, this book provides a modern, self-contained, and coherent presentation of important developments from the last twenty years, most of which have not been treated or discussed in detail in earlier books. These developments include in particular the axiomatic derivation, in massive theories, of general causal and momentum-space analyticity properties of multiparticle collision amplitudes; the constructive definition, initially in the (unphysical) euclidean space, of various models including non-super-renormalizable theories treated in the 1980s via phase-space expansions; and the subsequent constructive approach to scattering theory, which provides information on the mass spectrum, asymptotic completeness, and multiparticle structure in increasingly higher energy regions. Originally published in 1993. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Author : Eduardo Fradkin
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780691189550

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Quantum Field Theory by Eduardo Fradkin Pdf

The only graduate-level textbook on quantum field theory that fully integrates perspectives from high-energy, condensed-matter, and statistical physics Quantum field theory was originally developed to describe quantum electrodynamics and other fundamental problems in high-energy physics, but today has become an invaluable conceptual and mathematical framework for addressing problems across physics, including in condensed-matter and statistical physics. With this expansion of applications has come a new and deeper understanding of quantum field theory—yet this perspective is still rarely reflected in teaching and textbooks on the subject. Developed from a year-long graduate course Eduardo Fradkin has taught for years to students of high-energy, condensed-matter, and statistical physics, this comprehensive textbook provides a fully "multicultural" approach to quantum field theory, covering the full breadth of its applications in one volume. Brings together perspectives from high-energy, condensed-matter, and statistical physics in both the main text and exercises Takes students from basic techniques to the frontiers of physics Pays special attention to the relation between measurements and propagators and the computation of cross sections and response functions Focuses on renormalization and the renormalization group, with an emphasis on fixed points, scale invariance, and their role in quantum field theory and phase transitions Other topics include non-perturbative phenomena, anomalies, and conformal invariance Features numerous examples and extensive problem sets Also serves as an invaluable resource for researchers

Author : Tian Yu Cao
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2004-03-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521602726

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Conceptual Foundations of Quantum Field Theory by Tian Yu Cao Pdf

Multi-author volume on the history and philosophy of physics.

Author : Bryce Seligman DeWitt
Publisher : International Series of Monogr
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2014-09-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 0198712855

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The Global Approach to Quantum Field Theory by Bryce Seligman DeWitt Pdf

Author : T. Borne,G. Lochak,H. Stumpf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2006-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780306471315

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Nonperturbative Quantum Field Theory and the Structure of Matter by T. Borne,G. Lochak,H. Stumpf Pdf

"This book, which presents a new view of quantum field theory, may serve as a research monograph and an alternative textbook examining topics which are not usually treated in conventional works." "Audience: This volume will appeal to researchers concerned with the foundation of the theory of matter and forces including gravitation. It will also be interesting to those working with quantum field theoretic methods in various disciplines, such as particle physics, nuclear physics, condensed mater physics, and relativity."--Jacket.

Author : Kerson Huang
Publisher : Wiley-Interscience
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 1998-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0471141208

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Quantum Field Theory by Kerson Huang Pdf

A unique approach to quantum field theory, with emphasis on the principles of renormalization Quantum field theory is frequently approached from the perspective of particle physics. This book adopts a more general point of view and includes applications of condensed matter physics. Written by a highly respected writer and researcher, it first develops traditional concepts, including Feynman graphs, before moving on to key topics such as functional integrals, statistical mechanics, and Wilson′s renormalization group. The connection between the latter and conventional perturbative renormalization is explained. Quantum Field Theory is an exceptional textbook for graduate students familiar with advanced quantum mechanics as well as physicists with an interest in theoretical physics. It features: ∗ Coverage of quantum electrodynamics with practical calculations and a discussion of perturbative renormalization ∗ A discussion of the Feynman path integrals and a host of current subjects, including the physical approach to renormalization, spontaneous symmetry breaking and superfluidity, and topological excitations ∗ Nineteen self–contained chapters with exercises, supplemented with graphs and charts

Author : Lowell S. Brown
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 564 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Science
ISBN : 0521469465

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Quantum Field Theory by Lowell S. Brown Pdf

This book develops quantum field theory starting from its foundation in quantum mechanics. Quantum field theory is the basic theory of elementary particle physics. In recent years, many techniques have been developed which extend and clarify this theory. This book incorporates these modern methods, giving a thoroughly modern pedagogic account which starts from first principles. The path integral formulation is introduced right at the beginning. The method of dimensional continuation is employed to regulate and renormalize the theory. This facilitates the introduction of the concepts of the renormalization group at an early stage. The notion of spontaneous symmetry breakdown is also introduced early on by the example of superfluid helium. Topics in quantum electrodynamics are described which have an analog in quantum chromodynamics. Some novel techniques are employed, such as the use of dimensional continuation to compute the Lamb shift. Many problems are included.