{"product_id":"path-integral-methods-in-quantum-field-theory-paperback-9780521368704","title":"Path Integral Methods in Quantum Field Theory (Paperback) 9780521368704","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003ePath Integral Methods in Quantum Field Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is a concise graduate level introduction to analytical functional methods in quantum field theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eR. J. Rivers (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521368704, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 27 October 1988\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e352 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2 cm, 0.52 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'The subject is difficult but the arguments are presented in a clear and attractive manner … readers should derive much pleasure from the small remarks that shed so much light and make what could be a heavy-going account into a lively one.' The Times Higher Education Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis is a concise graduate level introduction to analytical functional methods in quantum field theory. Functional integral methods provide relatively simple solutions to a wide range of problems in quantum field theory. After introducing the basic mathematical background, this book goes on to study applications and consequences of the formalism to the study of series expansions, measure, phase transitions, physics on spaces with nontrivial topologies, stochastic quantisation, fermions, QED, non-abelian gauge theories, symmetry breaking, the effective potential, finite temperature field theory, instantons and compositeness. Serious attention is paid to the shortcomings of the conventional formalism (e.g. problems of measure) as well as detailed appraisal of the ambiguities of series summation. This book will be of great use to graduate students in theoretical physics wishing to learn the use of functional integrals in quantum field theory. It will also be a useful reference for researchers in theoretical physics, especially those with an interest in experimental and theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Scalar Green functions and their perturbative solutions\u003cbr\u003e 2. Connected Green functions and their one-particle irreducible components\u003cbr\u003e 3. Regularisation and renormalisation\u003cbr\u003e 4. The scalar functional integral\u003cbr\u003e 5. Series expansions and their summation\u003cbr\u003e 6. Taking the path integral more seriously\u003cbr\u003e 7. Quantum theory on non-simply-connected configuration spaces\u003cbr\u003e 8. Stochastic quantisation\u003cbr\u003e 9. Fermions\u003cbr\u003e 10. Quantum electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 11. Non-abelian gauge theories\u003cbr\u003e 12. Explicit symmetry breaking and its classical limit\u003cbr\u003e 13. The effective potential\u003cbr\u003e 14. Field theory at non-zero temperature\u003cbr\u003e 15. Field theory at non-zero temperature: real-time formulation\u003cbr\u003e 16. Instantons\u003cbr\u003e 17. Composite fields and the large-N limit\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Particle \u0026amp; high-energy physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Particle%20\u0026amp;%20high-energy%20physics%20%5BPHP%5D%22\"\u003ePHP\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":46005434089752,"sku":"9780521368704","price":55.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521368704_710e44a6-b46d-405d-9cf5-d5fe4e9d91e8.gif?v=1691375811","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/path-integral-methods-in-quantum-field-theory-paperback-9780521368704","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}