Quantum Field Theory for Mathematicians (Encyclopedia of Mathematics and its Applications)

By Robin Ticciati

Book Overview

The approach to quantum field theory in this book is part way between building a mathematical model of the subject and presenting the mathematics that physicists actually use. It starts with the need to combine special relativity and quantum mechanics and culminates in a basic understanding of the standard model of electroweak and strong interactions. The book is divided into five parts: 1. Canonical quantization of scalar fields; 2. Weyl, Dirac and vector fields; 3. Functional integral quantization; 4. The standard model of the electroweak and strong interactions; 5. Renormalization. This should be a useful reference for anybody with interests in quantum theory and related areas of function theory, functional analysis, differential geometry or topological invariant theory.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521060257
• ISBN13: 9780521060257
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 716 Pages
• Weight: 2.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"