Finite-Temperature Field Theory: Principles and Applications (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) - Softcover

Kapusta, Joseph I.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 100940198X ISBN 13: 9781009401982

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2023

Synopsis

Develops the basic formalism and theoretical techniques for relativistic quantum field theory at high temperature and density; now Open Access.

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About the Authors

Joseph I. Kapusta is Professor of Physics at the School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. He received his Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1978 and has been a faculty member at the University of Minnesota since 1982. He has authored over 150 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Since 1997 he has been an associate editor for Physical Review C. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Charles Gale is James McGill Professor at the Department of Physics, McGill University, Montreal. He received his Ph.D. from McGill University in 1986 and joined the faculty there in 1989. He has authored more than 100 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings. Since 2005 he has been the Chair of the Department of Physics at McGill University. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 100940198X
• ISBN 13: 9781009401982
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 442