A Course in Field Theory by Pierre van Baal

BOCA RATON, Fla. - Aug. 26, 2013 - PRLog -- Extensively classroom-tested, this textbook provides material for an introductory, one-semester field theory course for advanced undergraduate or graduate students in physics. Based on the author’s course that he has been teaching for over 20 years, the text presents complete and detailed coverage of the core ideas and theories in quantum field theory. Ideal for students taking particle physics courses, it could also be used as a supplementary text for courses on the standard model and applied quantum physics.

Features
Provides concise yet thorough coverage of fundamentals
Contains material for both experimentalists and theorists
Includes many problems

Selected Contents

Motivation
Quantisation of Fields
Euler–Lagrange Equations
Tree-Level Diagrams
Hamiltonian Perturbation Theory
Path Integrals in Quantum Mechanics
Path Integrals in Field Theory
Perturbative Expansion in Field Theory
The Scattering Matrix
Cross Sections
Decay Rates
The Dirac Equation
Plane Wave Solutions of the Dirac Equation
The Dirac Hamiltonian
Path Integrals for Fermions
Feynman Rules for Vector Fields
Quantum Electrodynamics—QED
Non-Abelian Gauge Theories
The Higgs Mechanism
Gauge Fixing and Ghosts
The Standard Model
Loop Corrections and Renormalisation
Problems

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ISBN 9781466594593, August 13, 2013, 224pp