{"product_id":"quantum-field-theory-paperback-9780521478144","title":"Quantum Field Theory (Paperback) 9780521478144","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\u003eA modern pedagogic introduction to the ideas and techniques of quantum field theory.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLewis H. Ryder (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521478144, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 6 June 1996\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e508 pages, 143 b\/w illus.  6 tables\u003cbr\u003e24.8 x 17.5 x 2.9 cm, 0.8 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'It is very strongly recommended to anyone seeking an elementary introduction to modern approaches to quantum field theory.' Physics Bulletin\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book is a modern pedagogic introduction to the ideas and techniques of quantum field theory. After a brief overview of particle physics and a survey of relativistic wave equations and Lagrangian methods, the quantum theory of scalar and spinor fields, and then of gauge fields, is developed. The emphasis throughout is on functional methods, which have played a large part in modern field theory. The book concludes with a brief survey of 'topological' objects in field theory and, new to this edition, a chapter devoted to supersymmetry.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction: synopsis of particle physics\u003cbr\u003e 2. Single particle relativistic wave equations\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lagrangian formulation, symmetries and gauge fields\u003cbr\u003e 4. Canonical quantisation and particle interpretation\u003cbr\u003e 5. Path integrals and quantum mechanics\u003cbr\u003e 6. Path integral quantisation and Feynman rules: scalar and spinor fields\u003cbr\u003e 7. Path integral quantisation: gauge fields\u003cbr\u003e 8. Spontaneous symmetry breaking and the Weinberg–Salam model\u003cbr\u003e 9. Renormalisation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Topological objects in field theory\u003cbr\u003e 11. Supersymmetry\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Quantum physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Quantum physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Quantum%20physics%20%5Bquantum%20mechanics%20\u0026amp;%20quantum%20field%20theory%5D%20%5BPHQ%5D%22\"\u003equantum mechanics \u0026amp; quantum field theory PHQ\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":46001324392728,"sku":"9780521478144","price":56.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521478144i_d30cc6a7-d0e1-49a9-b55e-e7e7848e876a.jpg?v=1691382876","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/quantum-field-theory-paperback-9780521478144","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}