Advanced Concepts in Quantum Field Theory : With Exercises /

This book comprises the second half of a quantum field theory (QFT) course for graduate students. It gives a concise introduction to advanced concepts that are important for research in elementary particle theory. Topics include the path integral, loop expansion, Feynman rules, various regularizatio...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cline, James M., 1960- (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2020
Edition:First edition 2020
Series:Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651)
SpringerBriefs in physics
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • The Loop Expansion
  • The Feynman Rules
  • Evaluation of diagrams; regularization
  • Renormalization
  • Other regulators
  • The Quantum Effective Action
  • Fermions
  • The Axial Anomaly
  • Abelian Gauge Theories: QED
  • Applications of QED
  • Nonabelian gauge theories
  • Nonperturbative aspects of SU(N) gauge theory
  • Homeworks.