Quantum Field Theory III : A Bridge Between Mathematicians and Physicists

Zeidler, Eberhard

ISBN 10: 3642224202 / ISBN 13: 9783642224201

Published by Springer, 2011

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Quantum Field Theory III : A Bridge Between Mathematicians and Physicists
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3642224202
• ISBN 13: 9783642224201
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

In this third volume of his modern introduction to quantum field theory, Eberhard Zeidler examines the mathematical and physical aspects of gauge theory as a principle tool for describing the four fundamental forces which act in the universe: gravitative, electromagnetic, weak interaction and strong interaction.

 

Volume III concentrates on the classical aspects of gauge theory, describing the four fundamental forces by the curvature of appropriate fiber bundles. This must be supplemented by the crucial, but elusive quantization procedure.

 

The book is arranged in four sections, devoted to realizing the universal principle force equals curvature:

 

Part I: The Euclidean Manifold as a Paradigm

Part II: Ariadne's Thread in Gauge Theory

Part III: Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity

Part IV: Ariadne's Thread in Cohomology

 

For students of mathematics the book is designed to demonstrate that detailed knowledge of the physical background helps to reveal interesting interrelationships among diverse mathematical topics. Physics students will be exposed to a fairly advanced mathematics, beyond the level covered in the typicalphysics curriculum.

 

Quantum Field Theory builds a bridge between mathematicians and physicists, based on challenging questions about the fundamental forces in the universe (macrocosmos), and in the world of elementary particles (microcosmos).

About the Author

The author is a retired director of the Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Sciences, Leipzig (Germany). He is a member of the German National Academy of Sciences, Leopoldina.