This is a concise graduate level introduction to analytical functional methods in quantum field theory. Functional integral methods provide relatively simple solutions to a wide range of problems in quantum field theory. After introducing the basic mathematical background, this book goes on to study applications and consequences of the formalism to the study of series expansions, measure, phase transitions, physics on spaces with nontrivial topologies, stochastic quantisation, fermions, QED, non-abelian gauge theories, symmetry breaking, the effective potential, finite temperature field theory, instantons and compositeness. Serious attention is paid to the shortcomings of the conventional formalism (e.g. problems of measure) as well as detailed appraisal of the ambiguities of series summation. This book will be of great use to graduate students in theoretical physics wishing to learn the use of functional integrals in quantum field theory. It will also be a useful reference for researchers in theoretical physics, especially those with an interest in experimental and theoretical particle physics and quantum field theory.
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The applications of functional integral methods introduced in this text for solving a range of problems in quantum field theory will prove useful for students and researchers in theoretical physics and quantum field theory.
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stochastic quantisation, field renormalisation, fermionic matter fields, naive formalism, dimensional regularisation, perturbative renormalisation, formal path integral, canonical quantisation, gauge identities, thermo field dynamics, simple scalar theory, quantum ambiguity, ultraviolet singularities, pure gauge theory, single scalar field, generating functional, scalar sector, loop expansion, integral formalism, vacuum diagrams, classical intuition, normalisation conditions, finite action, external legs, classical potential Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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- Thermo Field Dynamics and Condensed States by H. Umezawa in Back Matter
- Quantum Field Theory (Dover Books on Physics) by Claude Itzykson in Back Matter
- Gauge Theories of Weak Interactions (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by J. C. Taylor in Back Matter
- New Phenomena in Subnuclear Physics (Advances in Behavioral Biology; V. 24) by Antonino Zichichi in Back Matter
- Functional Integrals in Quantum Field Theory and Statistical Physics (Mathematical Physics and Applied Mathematics) by V.N. Popov in Back Matter
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- Moonshine beyond the Monster: The Bridge Connecting Algebra, Modular Forms and Physics (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by Terry Gannon in Front Matter
- Geometry and Quantum Field Theory: June 22-July 20, 1991, Park City, Utah (Ias/Park City Mathematics, Vol 1) by Daniel S. Freed on page 269
- The Interacting Boson-Fermion Model (Cambridge Monographs on Mathematical Physics) by F. Iachello in Front Matter
- Gauge Field Theories: An Introduction with Applications by Mike Guidry in Back Matter
- Chaotic Logic: Language, Thought, and Reality from the Perspective of Complex Systems Science (IFSR International Series on Systems Science and Engineering) by Ben Goertzel in Back Matter
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