A Course in Field Theory
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A Course in Field Theory

  1. 234 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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A Course in Field Theory

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Extensively classroom-tested, A Course in Field Theory provides material for an introductory course for advanced undergraduateand graduate students in physics. Based on the author's course that he has been teaching for more than 20 years, the text presents complete and detailed coverage of the core ideas and theories in quantum field theory.

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Publisher
CRC Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9781466594609
Edition
1
Topic
Physical Sciences
Subtopic
Nuclear Physics

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Motivation
  8. 2. Quantisation of Fields
  9. 3. Euler–Lagrange Equations
  10. 4. Tree-Level Diagrams
  11. 5. Hamiltonian Perturbation Theory
  12. 6. Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics
  13. 7. Path Integrals in Field Theory
  14. 8. Perturbative Expansion in Field Theory
  15. 9. The Scattering Matrix
  16. 10. Cross Sections
  17. 11. Decay Rates
  18. 12. The Dirac Equation
  19. 13. Plane Wave Solutions of the Dirac Equation
  20. 14. The Dirac Hamiltonian
  21. 15. Path Integrals for Fermions
  22. 16. Feynman Rules for Vector Fields
  23. 17. Quantum Electrodynamics—QED
  24. 18. Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
  25. 19. The Higgs Mechanism
  26. 20. Gauge Fixing and Ghosts
  27. 21. The Standard Model
  28. 22. Loop Corrections and Renormalisation
  29. 23. Problems
  30. Index