Modern Quantum Field Theory (Hardcover)

Tom Banks

ISBN 10: 0521850827 / ISBN 13: 9780521850827

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2008

About this Item

Hardcover. Presenting a variety of topics that are only briefly touched on in other texts, this book provides a thorough introduction to the techniques of field theory. Covering Feynman diagrams and path integrals, the author emphasizes the path integral approach, the Wilsonian approach to renormalization, and the physics of non-abelian gauge theory. It provides a thorough treatment of quark confinement and chiral symmetry breaking, topics not usually covered in other texts at this level. The Standard Model of particle physics is discussed in detail. Connections with condensed matter physics are explored, and there is a brief, but detailed, treatment of non-perturbative semi-classical methods. Ideal for graduate students in high energy physics and condensed matter physics, the book contains many problems,which help students practise the key techniques of quantum field theory. Presenting a variety of topics only briefly touched on in other texts, this book provides a thorough introduction to the techniques of field theory. Ideal for graduates in high energy physics and condensed matter physics, it contains problems to help students practise the key techniques of quantum field theory. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Modern Quantum Field Theory (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521850827
• ISBN 13: 9780521850827
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Introduction to field theory for graduates in high energy physics and condensed matter physics.

About the Author

Thomas Banks is Professor of Physics at the Santa Cruz Institute for Particle Physics (SCIPP), University of California, and NHETC, Rutgers University. He is considered one of the leaders in high energy particle theory and string theory, and was co-discoverer of the Matrix Theory approach to non-perturbative string theory.