Relativistic quantum field theory
by Strickland, M. T., (Michael Thomas)
Volume 1 of this three-part series introduces the fundamental concepts of quantum field theory using the formalism of canonical quantization. This volume is intended for use as a text for an introductory quantum field theory course that can include both particle and condensed matter physics students. Dr. Strickland starts with a brief review of classical field theory and uses this as a jumping off point for the quantization of classical field, thereby promoting them to proper quantum fields. He…
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Volume 1 of this three-part series introduces the fundamental concepts of quantum field theory using the formalism of canonical quantization. This volume is intended for use as a text for an introductory quantum field theory course that can include both particle and condensed matter physics students. Dr. Strickland starts with a brief review of classical field theory and uses this as a jumping off point for the quantization of classical field, thereby promoting them to proper quantum fields. He then presents the formalism for real and complex scalar field theories, fermion field quantization, gauge field quantization, toy models of the nuclear interaction, and finally the full Lagrangian for QED and its renormalization. Part of IOP Series in Nuclear Medicine.
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- Publication Date:2019
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- Publisher(s):Morgan & Claypool Publishers
- Place of Publication:San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA)
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2019
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"Version: 20191101"--Title page verso
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource : : illustrations (some color)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781643277028, 1643277022, 9781643277004, 1643277006
- DOI:10.1088/2053-2571/ab30cc
- oclc:on1130295084
- LC Classification:QC174.24.R4
- Dewey Decimal:530.12
Table of Contents
1. Classical field theory -- 1.1. Lagrangian formalism for fields -- 1.2. The Klein-Gordon field -- 1.3. The electromagnetic field -- 1.4. Lorentz invariance -- 1.5. Transformation of fields under Lorentz transformations -- 1.6. Noether's theorem -- 1.7. Applications of Noether's theorem -- 1.8. The Hamiltonian formalism for fields
2. Quantization of free fields -- 2.1. The quantum linear chain and phonons -- 2.2. Poisson brackets in classical field theory -- 2.3. Quantization of a free scalar field theory -- 2.4. Multi-particle states and Fock space -- 2.5. Complex scalar fields -- 2.6. Quantization of a complex scalar field -- 2.7. Causality -- 2.8. Propagators -- 2.9. Propagators as Green's functions
3. Quantization of interacting field theories -- 3.1. Weakly-interacting scalar fields -- 3.2. Two examples of interacting quantum field theories -- 3.3. The interaction picture and Dyson's equation -- 3.4. Interactions in scalar Yukawa theory -- 3.5. The S-matrix -- 3.6. Beyond leading-order perturbation theory -- 3.7. Decay rates and cross sections -- 3.8. Examples using scalar Yukawa theory
4. Quantum electrodynamics -- 4.1. Classical Dirac fields -- 4.2. Quantization of the …
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