Introduction to classical field theory : a tour of the fundamental interactions / Jarrett L. Lancaster.

By: Lancaster, Jarrett L [author.]Contributor(s): Morgan & Claypool Publishers [publisher.] | Institute of Physics, IOP - EBA (Great Britain) [publisher.]Material type: TextTextSeries: IOP (Series)Release 5 | IOP concise physicsPublisher: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2018]Distributor: Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2018]Description: 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color)Content type: text Media type: electronic Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781643270845 ebookSubject(s): Field theory (Physics) | Electromagnetism | Yang-Mills theory | Gravity | Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism | SCIENCE / Physics / ElectromagnetismAdditional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification: 530.14 LOC classification: QC173.7 .L365 2018ebOnline resources: e-book Full-text access Also available in print.
Contents:
1. Motivation and introduction -- 1.1. The four fundamental interactions -- 1.2. Particle exchange and force mediation -- 1.3. Examining a simple model -- 1.4. Relativity emerges -- 1.5. The necessity of fields and a conundrum -- 1.6. Exercises
2. Basics of scalar field theory -- 2.1. From oscillators to fields -- 2.2. Lagrange and Hamilton -- 2.3. Hamiltonian with sources -- 2.4. The attractive Yukawa potential -- 2.5. Some relativistic technology -- 2.6. Relativistic field theories -
3. Electromagnetism -- 3.1. Maxwell's equations -- 3.2. Lagrangian formulation -- 3.3. Why like charges repel : the Coulomb potential -- 3.4. Resolution of a conundrum and magnetic energy -- 3.5. The electric field in arbitrary spatial dimension
4. Yang-Mills theory -- 4.1. From Maxwell to Yang-Mills -- 4.2. Nonabelian gauge theory formalism -- 4.3. The static potential -- 4.4. The strong nuclear interaction -- 4.5. Classical color charge dynamics -- 4.6. Effective static quark-antiquar
5. Gravity as a field theory -- 5.1. The trouble with Newtonian gravity -- 5.2. Constructing an appropriate field theory -- 5.3. Emergence of Newton's law of gravity -- 5.4. Interactions of light and matter -- 5.5. A glimpse at general relativit
Abstract: This book is a short introduction to classical field theory, and is most suitable for undergraduate students who have completed at least intermediate-level courses in electromagnetism and classical mechanics. The main theme of the book is showca
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1. Motivation and introduction -- 1.1. The four fundamental interactions -- 1.2. Particle exchange and force mediation -- 1.3. Examining a simple model -- 1.4. Relativity emerges -- 1.5. The necessity of fields and a conundrum -- 1.6. Exercises

2. Basics of scalar field theory -- 2.1. From oscillators to fields -- 2.2. Lagrange and Hamilton -- 2.3. Hamiltonian with sources -- 2.4. The attractive Yukawa potential -- 2.5. Some relativistic technology -- 2.6. Relativistic field theories -

3. Electromagnetism -- 3.1. Maxwell's equations -- 3.2. Lagrangian formulation -- 3.3. Why like charges repel : the Coulomb potential -- 3.4. Resolution of a conundrum and magnetic energy -- 3.5. The electric field in arbitrary spatial dimension

4. Yang-Mills theory -- 4.1. From Maxwell to Yang-Mills -- 4.2. Nonabelian gauge theory formalism -- 4.3. The static potential -- 4.4. The strong nuclear interaction -- 4.5. Classical color charge dynamics -- 4.6. Effective static quark-antiquar

5. Gravity as a field theory -- 5.1. The trouble with Newtonian gravity -- 5.2. Constructing an appropriate field theory -- 5.3. Emergence of Newton's law of gravity -- 5.4. Interactions of light and matter -- 5.5. A glimpse at general relativit

This book is a short introduction to classical field theory, and is most suitable for undergraduate students who have completed at least intermediate-level courses in electromagnetism and classical mechanics. The main theme of the book is showca

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Jarrett Lancaster obtained a BS in Physics and Applied Mathematics from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and his PhD in Physics from New York University. His research focuses on the dynamics of low-dimensional quantum systems and e

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