The Quantum Theory of Fields 3 Volume Paperback Set
The Quantum Theory of Fields 3 Volume Hardback Set
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Available for the first time in paperback, The Quantum Theory of Fields is a self-contained, comprehensive, and up-to-date introduction to quantum field theory from Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg. The first volume introduces the foundations of quantum field theory, the second volume examines modern applications, and finally, the third volume presents supersymmetry, an area of theoretical physics likely to be at the center of progress in the physics of elementary particles and gravitation. The development is fresh and logical throughout, with each step carefully motivated by what has preceded. The presentation of modern mathematical methods is interwoven with accounts of applications in both elementary particle and condensed matter physics. The three volumes contain much original material, and are enhanced with examples and insights drawn from the author's experience as a leader of elementary particle research.
Hb ISBN (1995) Vol.1 0-521-55001-7
Hb ISBN (1996) Vol.2 0-521-55002-5
Hb ISBN (1996) Vols. 1 & 2 Set 0-521-58555-4
Hb ISBN (2000) Vol.3 0-521-66000-9
HB ISBN (2000) Vols. l-3 Set 0-521-78082-9
- A fresh and logical approach to this core topic
- Written by a distinguished Nobel Prize winner
- Very well known and successful author, e.g. Gravitation and Cosmology (1972); The First Three Minutes (1977); Dreams of a Final Theory (1993)
- A valuable reference work for all who use quantum field theory, as well as a textbook appropriate to graduate courses
Reviews & endorsements
"Provides an impressively lucid and thorough presentation of the subject from this modern viewpoint...Weinberg manages to present difficult topics with richness of meaning and marvellous clarity. Full of valuable insights, his treatise is sure to become a classic." Nature
"Weinberg's Modern Applications goes to the boundaries of our present understanding of the field theory. It is unmatched by any other book on quantum field theory for its depth, generality and definitive character, and it will be an essential reference for serious students and researchers in elementary particle physics." Physics Today
"Steven Weinberg, one of the greatest theoreticians in the past 50 years, has written a magisterial, no-holds-barred account of the theory in all its glory...a definitive text for succeeding generations." New Scientist
"...without doubt goes far beyond the ambition of providing a quick calculational receipe book....The Quantum Theory of Fields is a serious scholarly attempt to lift "Life a little above the level of farce." Foundations of Physics Letters
Product details
February 2000Multiple copy pack
9780521780827
1600 pages
315 × 236 × 160 mm
3.665kg
Unavailable - out of print May 2010
Table of Contents
- Volume I:
- 1. Historical introduction
- 2. Relativistic quantum mechanics
- 3. Scattering theory
- 4. The cluster decomposition principle
- 5. Quantum fields and antiparticles
- 6. The Feynman rules
- 7. The canonical formalism
- 8. Massless particles: electrodynamics
- 9. Path integral methods
- 10. Nonperturbative methods
- 11. One-loop radiative corrections in quantum electrodynamics
- 12. General renormalization theory
- 13. Infrared effects
- 14. Bound states in external fields. Volume II:
- 15. Non-Abelian gauge theories
- 16. External field methods
- 17. Renormalization of gauge theories
- 18. Renormalization group methods
- 19. Spontaneously broken global symmetries
- 20. Operator product expansions
- 21. Spontaneous breaking of gauge symmetries
- 22. Anomalies
- 23. Topological complications
- Subject index
- Author index. Volume III:
- 24. Historical introduction
- 25. Supersymmetry algebras
- 26. Supersymmetric field theories
- 27. Supersymmetric gauge theories
- 28. Supersymmetric versions of the standard model
- 29. Beyond perturbation theory
- 30. Supergraphs
- 31. Supergravity
- 32. Supersymmetry in higher dimensions
- Author index
- Subject index.
