Relativistic quantum field theory. Volume 1, Canonical formalism / Michael Strickland.

By: Strickland, M. T. (Michael Thomas), 1969- [author.]Contributor(s): Morgan & Claypool Publishers [publisher.] | Institute of Physics (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 6 | IOP concise physics | IOP series in nuclear spectroscopy and nuclear structurePublisher: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2019]Distributor: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2019]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781643277028 ebookOther title: Canonical formalismSubject(s): Relativistic quantum theory | Quantum field theory | Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory) | SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum TheoryAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 530.12 LOC classification: QC174.24.R4 .S777 2019eb vol. 1Online resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
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 theore
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
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 -
4. Quantum electrodynamics -- 4.1. Classical Dirac fields -- 4.2. Quantization of the Dirac field -- 4.3. The Feynman propagator for Dirac fields -- 4.4. The electromagnetic field -- 4.5. Quantization of the electromagnetic field -- 4.6. Couplin
5. Renormalization of quantum electrodynamics -- 5.1. Renormalization group flow -- 5.2. Beta functions -- 5.3. Renormalizable field theories -- 5.4. Dimensional regularization in QED -- 5.5. One-loop renormalization of QED -- 5.6. Schwinger-Dys
Appendices. A. Classical mechanics review -- B. Functionals and functional derivatives -- C. Tensor algebra -- D. Mandelstam variables.
Abstract: 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 incl
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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 theore

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

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 -

4. Quantum electrodynamics -- 4.1. Classical Dirac fields -- 4.2. Quantization of the Dirac field -- 4.3. The Feynman propagator for Dirac fields -- 4.4. The electromagnetic field -- 4.5. Quantization of the electromagnetic field -- 4.6. Couplin

5. Renormalization of quantum electrodynamics -- 5.1. Renormalization group flow -- 5.2. Beta functions -- 5.3. Renormalizable field theories -- 5.4. Dimensional regularization in QED -- 5.5. One-loop renormalization of QED -- 5.6. Schwinger-Dys

Appendices. A. Classical mechanics review -- B. Functionals and functional derivatives -- C. Tensor algebra -- D. Mandelstam variables.

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 incl

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Dr. Strickland is a professor of physics at Kent State University. His primary interest is the physics of the quark-gluon plasma (QGP) and high-temperature quantum field theory (QFT). The QGP is predicted by quantum chromodynamics (QCD) to have

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