Advanced concepts in quantum field theory : with exercises /

Advanced concepts in quantum field theory : with exercises /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Cline, James M., 1960- author.
Imprint:	Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2020]
Description:	1 online resource (158 p.).
Language:	English
Series:	SpringerBriefs in Physics SpringerBriefs in physics.
Subject:	Quantum field theory. Quantum field theory -- Problems, exercises, etc. Particles (Nuclear physics) Particles (Nuclear physics) Quantum field theory. Problems and exercises. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12608842

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ISBN:	9783030561680 3030561682 3030561674 9783030561673
Digital file characteristics:	text file PDF
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on January 04, 2021).
Summary:	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.
Other form:	Print version: Cline, James M. Advanced Concepts in Quantum Field Theory : With Exercises Cham : Springer International Publishing AG,c2020 9783030561673
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-030-56168-0

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. .