Quantum field theory : the why, what and how /

Quantum field theory : the why, what and how /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Padmanabhan, T. (Thanu), 1957- author.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2016.
Description:	1 online resource (xvii, 283 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Language:	English
Series:	Graduate Texts in Physics, 1868-4513 Graduate texts in physics,
Subject:	Quantum field theory. Quantum field theory.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11252935

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ISBN:	9783319281735 3319281739 3319281712 9783319281711
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 16, 2016).
Summary:	This book describes, in clear terms, the Why, What and the How of Quantum Field Theory. The raison d'etre of QFT is explained by starting from the dynamics of a relativistic particle and demonstrating how it leads to the notion of quantum fields. Non-perturbative aspects and the Wilsonian interpretation of field theory are emphasized right from the start. Several interesting topics such as the Schwinger effect, Davies-Unruh effect, Casimir effect and spontaneous symmetry breaking introduce the reader to the elegance and breadth of applicability of field theoretical concepts. Complementing the conceptual aspects, the book also develops all the relevant mathematical techniques in detail, leading e.g., to the computation of anomalous magnetic moment of the electron and the two-loop renormalisation of the self-interacting scalar field. It contains nearly a hundred problems, of varying degrees of difficulty, making it suitable for both self-study and classroom use.
Other form:	Printed edition: 9783319281711
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-319-28173-5

Table of Contents:

From Particles to Fields
Disturbing the Vacuum
From Fields to Particles
Real Life I: Interactions
Real Life II: Fermions and QED
A Potpourri of Problems.