{"product_id":"an-informal-introduction-to-gauge-field-theories-paperback-9780521039543","title":"An Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521039543","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAn Informal Introduction to Gauge Field Theories\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to quantum electrodynamics, a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan J. R. Aitchison (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521039543, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 27 September 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e188 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.8 x 15.2 x 1.4 cm, 0.293 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Any thinking theoretical physicist should benefit from reading this book.'  British Book News\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eFour forces are dominant in physics: gravity, electromagnetism and the weak and strong nuclear forces. Quantum electrodynamics - the highly successful theory of the electromagnetic interaction - is a gauge field theory, and it is now believed that the weak and strong forces also can be described by generalizations of this type of theory. In this short book Dr Aitchison gives an introduction to these theories, a knowledge of which is essential in understanding modern particle physics. With the assumption that the reader is already familiar with the rudiments of quantum field theory and Feynman graphs, his aim has been to provide a coherent, self-contained and yet elementary account of the theoretical principles and physical ideas behind gauge field theories.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction and motivations\u003cbr\u003e 2. Symmetries in quantum field theory: I. Manifest\u003cbr\u003e 3. Gauge fields and the gauge principle\u003cbr\u003e 4. Quantisation of vector fields: I. Massless\u003cbr\u003e 5. Quantisation of vector fields: II. Massive\u003cbr\u003e 6. Symmetry in quantum field theory: II. Hidden\u003cbr\u003e 7. Theory of weak and electromagnetic interactions\u003cbr\u003e 8. Renormalisation matters\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Applied mathematics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Applied mathematics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Applied%20mathematics%20%5BPBW%5D%22\"\u003ePBW\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46001099571480,"sku":"9780521039543","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521039543_3eb6b5c1-69eb-4380-bc7f-d45b5763b993.jpg?v=1694968546","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/an-informal-introduction-to-gauge-field-theories-paperback-9780521039543","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}