{"product_id":"quantum-field-theory-hardback-9780521864497","title":"Quantum Field Theory (Hardback) 9780521864497","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eQuantum Field Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTextbook on elementary particles for graduate students studying quantum field theory and elementary particle theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Srednicki (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521864497, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 25 January 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e660 pages, 90 b\/w illus.  250 exercises\u003cbr\u003e25.5 x 15.8 x 3.7 cm, 1.45 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'I expect that this will be the textbook of choice for many quantum field theory courses. The presentation is straightforward and readable, with the author's easy-going 'voice' coming through in his writing. The organization into a large number of short chapters, with the prerequisites for each chapter clearly marked, makes the book flexible and easy to teach from or to read independently. A large and varied collection of special topics is available, depending on the interests of the instructor and the student.' Joseph Polchinski, University of California, Santa Barbara\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eQuantum field theory is the basic mathematical framework that is used to describe elementary particles. This textbook provides a complete and essential introduction to the subject. Assuming only an undergraduate knowledge of quantum mechanics and special relativity, this book is ideal for graduate students beginning the study of elementary particles. The step-by-step presentation begins with basic concepts illustrated by simple examples, and proceeds through historically important results to thorough treatments of modern topics such as the renormalization group, spinor-helicity methods for quark and gluon scattering, magnetic monopoles, instantons, supersymmetry, and the unification of forces. The book is written in a modular format, with each chapter as self-contained as possible, and with the necessary prerequisite material clearly identified. It is based on a year-long course given by the author and contains extensive problems, with password protected solutions available to lecturers at www.cambridge.org\/9780521864497.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface for students\u003cbr\u003e Preface for instructors\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Spin Zero: 1. Attempts at relativistic quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Lorentz invariance\u003cbr\u003e 3. Canonical quantization of scalar fields\u003cbr\u003e 4. The spin-statistics theorem\u003cbr\u003e 5. The LSZ reduction formula\u003cbr\u003e 6. Path integrals in quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 7. The path integral for the harmonic oscillator\u003cbr\u003e 8. The path integral for free field theory\u003cbr\u003e 9. The path integral for interacting field theory\u003cbr\u003e 10. Scattering amplitudes and the Feynman rules\u003cbr\u003e 11. Cross sections and decay rates\u003cbr\u003e 12. Dimensional analysis with ?=c=1\u003cbr\u003e 13. The Lehmann-Källén form\u003cbr\u003e 14. Loop corrections to the propagator\u003cbr\u003e 15. The one-loop correction in Lehmann-Källén form\u003cbr\u003e 16. Loop corrections to the vertex\u003cbr\u003e 17. Other 1PI vertices\u003cbr\u003e 18. Higher-order corrections and renormalizability\u003cbr\u003e 19. Perturbation theory to all orders\u003cbr\u003e 20. Two-particle elastic scattering at one loop\u003cbr\u003e 21. The quantum action\u003cbr\u003e 22. Continuous symmetries and conserved currents\u003cbr\u003e 23. Discrete symmetries: P, T, C, and Z\u003cbr\u003e 24. Nonabelian symmetries\u003cbr\u003e 25. Unstable particles and resonances\u003cbr\u003e 26. Infrared divergences\u003cbr\u003e 27. Other renormalization schemes\u003cbr\u003e 28. The renormalization group\u003cbr\u003e 29. Effective field theory\u003cbr\u003e 30. Spontaneous symmetry breaking\u003cbr\u003e 31. Broken symmetry and loop corrections\u003cbr\u003e 32. Spontaneous breaking of continuous symmetries\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Spin One Half: 33. Representations of the Lorentz Group\u003cbr\u003e 34. Left- and right-handed spinor fields\u003cbr\u003e 35. Manipulating spinor indices\u003cbr\u003e 36. Lagrangians for spinor fields\u003cbr\u003e 37. Canonical quantization of spinor fields I\u003cbr\u003e 38. Spinor technology\u003cbr\u003e 39. Canonical quantization of spinor fields II\u003cbr\u003e 40. Parity, time reversal, and charge conjugation\u003cbr\u003e 41. LSZ reduction for spin-one-half particles\u003cbr\u003e 42. The free fermion propagator\u003cbr\u003e 43. The path integral for fermion fields\u003cbr\u003e 44. Formal development of fermionic path integrals\u003cbr\u003e 45. The Feynman rules for Dirac fields\u003cbr\u003e 46. Spin sums\u003cbr\u003e 47. Gamma matrix technology\u003cbr\u003e 48. Spin-averaged cross sections\u003cbr\u003e 49. The Feynman rules for majorana fields\u003cbr\u003e 50. Massless particles and spinor helicity\u003cbr\u003e 51. Loop corrections in Yukawa theory\u003cbr\u003e 52. Beta functions in Yukawa theory\u003cbr\u003e 53. Functional determinants\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Spin One: 54. Maxwell's equations\u003cbr\u003e 55. Electrodynamics in coulomb gauge\u003cbr\u003e 56. LSZ reduction for photons\u003cbr\u003e 57. The path integral for photons\u003cbr\u003e 58. Spinor electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 59. Scattering in spinor electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 60. Spinor helicity for spinor electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 61. Scalar electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 62. Loop corrections in spinor electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 63. The vertex function in spinor electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 64. The magnetic moment of the electron\u003cbr\u003e 65. Loop corrections in scalar electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 66. Beta functions in quantum electrodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 67. Ward identities in quantum electrodynamics I\u003cbr\u003e 68. Ward identities in quantum electrodynamics II\u003cbr\u003e 69. Nonabelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 70. Group representations\u003cbr\u003e 71. The path integral for nonabelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 72. The Feynman rules for nonabelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 73. The beta function for nonabelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 74. BRST symmetry\u003cbr\u003e 75. Chiral gauge theories and anomalies\u003cbr\u003e 76. Anomalies in global symmetries\u003cbr\u003e 77. Anomalies and the path integral for fermions\u003cbr\u003e 78. Background field gauge\u003cbr\u003e 79. Gervais-Neveu gauge\u003cbr\u003e 80. The Feynman rules for N x N matrix fields\u003cbr\u003e 81. Scattering in quantum chromodynamics\u003cbr\u003e 82. Wilson loops, lattice theory, and confinement\u003cbr\u003e 83. Chiral symmetry breaking\u003cbr\u003e 84. Spontaneous breaking of gauge symmetries\u003cbr\u003e 85. Spontaneously broken abelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 86. Spontaneously broken nonabelian gauge theory\u003cbr\u003e 87. The standard model: Gauge and Higgs sector\u003cbr\u003e 88. The standard model: Lepton sector\u003cbr\u003e 89. The standard model: Quark sector\u003cbr\u003e 90. Electroweak interactions of hadrons\u003cbr\u003e 91. Neutrino masses\u003cbr\u003e 92. Solitons and monopoles\u003cbr\u003e 93. Instantons and theta vacua\u003cbr\u003e 94. Quarks and theta vacua\u003cbr\u003e 95. Supersymmetry\u003cbr\u003e 96. The minimal supersymmetric standard model\u003cbr\u003e 97. 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