Quantum Field Theory: From Operators to Path Integrals - Hardcover

Huang, Kerson

 
9780471141204: Quantum Field Theory: From Operators to Path Integrals
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0471141208 ISBN 13: 9780471141204
Publisher: Wiley VCH, 1998

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

KERSON HUANG, PhD, a leading authority on quantum physics, is Professor of Physics at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Statistical Mechanics, also published by Wiley, and Quarks, Leptons and Gauge Fields, Second Edition.

From the Back Cover

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

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
Wiley VCH
Publication date
1998
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0471141208
ISBN 13 
9780471141204
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
446