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Advanced Concepts in Quantum Field Theory: With Exercises

By James M. Cline

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing;Springer
Year
2020
ISBN
9783030561673, 9783030561680
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-56168-0
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3624969 bytes)
Series
SpringerBriefs in Physics
Edition
1st ed.
Pages
X, 153\158
Time added
2021-01-06 05:41:07
Physics; Elementary ParticlesQuantum Field Theory

Description

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 regularization methods, renormalization, running couplings and the renormalization group, fixed points and asymptotic freedom, effective action, Coleman-Weinberg effective potential, fermions, the axial anomaly, QED, gauge fixing, nonabelian gauge theories, unitarity, optical theorem, Slavnov-Taylor identities, beta function of Yang-Mills theory, a heuristic derivation of asymptotic freedom, instantons in SU(N) gauge theory, theta vacua and the strong CP problem. Exercises are included and are intended for advanced graduate students or postdocs seeking to deepen their understanding of QFT.

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